Arabic letter forms in different positions.

Let’s look at the table carefully.

The table shows Arabic letters in different positions: End, Middle, Begin, and Alone.
Each row has a letter shown in those four forms — how it looks when it’s at the end of a word, in the middle, at the beginning, or by itself.

We’re being asked to find which letter is represented by “*1” (the first star) in the “Alone” column.

Looking at the first row:

- End: يض
- Middle: يضب
- Begin: ضيب
- Alone: ض
- Then next columns: بيا, باب, ايب, *1

Wait — actually, let’s reorganize this. The table seems to be grouped into two big sections side-by-side. Let me read it again more clearly.

Actually, looking closely, each row has 8 cells:

Left half: End | Middle | Begin | Alone
Right half: End | Middle | Begin | Alone

So for Row 1:

Left:
End = يض
Middle = يضب
Begin = ضيب
Alone = ض

Right:
End = بيا
Middle = باب
Begin = ايب
Alone = *1 ← This is what we need to find.

Now, notice that on the left side, the “Alone” form is “ض”, and the other forms are built around it with ي and ب.

On the right side, the “Alone” form is marked as *1, and the other forms are:

End = بيا → ends with ا? Wait, no — in Arabic script, words are written right-to-left, so “بيا” means the letter is at the END of a word that starts with ب and ي? Actually, let’s think differently.

In Arabic, letters change shape depending on their position. For example, the letter “ب” (ba):

- Alone: ب
- Begin: بـ (connected to next letter)
- Middle: ـبـ
- End: ـب

But here, the table is showing full combinations — like “يض” might mean the letter “ض” at the end of a word starting with ي.

Actually, looking at the pattern:

In the LEFT section, all rows have “ي” as the first letter in Begin and Middle forms, and “ب” appears too.

Wait — perhaps each row represents one base letter, and the forms show how it connects with ي and ب.

Look at Row 2:

Left:
End = يبط
Middle = يطلب
Begin = طيب
Alone = ط

Right:
End = ببب
Middle = ببب
Begin = ببب
Alone = ب

Ah! Here, the “Alone” form on the right is “ب”, and all other forms are “ببب” — which makes sense because if the letter is ب, and you put it alone, begin, middle, end with only ب’s, it stays ب or connects as بب.

Similarly, Row 3:

Left: Alone = ت
Right: Alone = ت

Row 4: Left Alone = ث, Right Alone = ث

...

Row 7: Left Alone = ج, Right Alone = ج

Row 8: Left Alone = ح, Right Alone = ح

Row 9: Left Alone = خ, Right Alone = خ

Row 10: Left Alone = د*, Right Alone = د*

Row 11: Left Alone = ذ*, Right Alone = ذ*

Row 12: Left Alone = ر*, Right Alone = ر*

Row 13: Left Alone = ز*, Right Alone = ز*

Row 14: Left Alone = س, Right Alone = س

Row 15: Left Alone = ش, Right Alone = ش

Row 16: Left Alone = ص, Right Alone = ص

Now back to Row 1:

Left Alone = ض
Right Alone = *1

And the right side forms are:

End = بيا
Middle = باب
Begin = ايب

What letter, when placed alone, would make these forms?

Let’s try to reverse-engineer.

If the letter is “ا” (alif), then:

- Alone: ا
- Begin: اـ (but usually alif doesn’t connect forward, so maybe just ا)
- Middle: ـاـ (but alif rarely appears in middle connected)
- End: ـا

But in the table, for Row 1 Right:

Begin = ايب → this suggests the letter is at the beginning, followed by ي and ب? Or is it the letter connecting to ي and ب?

Actually, looking at the pattern across rows, it seems that for each row, the “Alone” letter is the same in both left and right halves — except for Row 1.

In Row 2, both sides have “ب” as Alone.

Row 3: both “ت”

...

Up to Row 16: both “ص”

Only Row 1 has different: Left Alone = ض, Right Alone = *1

But wait — in Row 1 Right, the forms are:

End = بيا
Middle = باب
Begin = ايب

Let’s write them in proper Arabic order (right to left):

“بيا” is actually ي + ب + ا? No — in Arabic script, “بيا” is written as ب ي ا, meaning the word starts with ب, then ي, then ا.

But in the context of letter forms, perhaps “بيا” means the letter is at the END of a word that is “بيا”, so the last letter is ا.

Similarly, “باب” — if the letter is in the middle, and the word is “باب”, then the middle letter is ا.

“ايب” — if the letter is at the BEGINNING, and the word is “ايب”, then the first letter is ا.

So all three forms point to the letter “ا”.

Moreover, in Arabic, the letter “ا” (alif) is often written as ا when alone, and it doesn't connect to following letters, so:

- Alone: ا
- Begin: ا (since it doesn't connect forward)
- Middle: ـاـ but since it doesn't connect, it might still be written as ا in some contexts, but in “باب”, the middle ا is written as ا without connection dots? Actually, in “باب”, the middle letter is ا, and it's written as ا, not connected.

In standard Arabic typography:

- Letter ا:
- Alone: ا
- Begin: ا (doesn't connect to next)
- Middle: ـاـ but since it can't connect, it's often just ا with space, but in ligatures, it might vary.
- End: ـا

But in the table, for Row 1 Right:

- End = بيا → ends with ا
- Middle = باب → middle is ا
- Begin = ايب → begins with ا

So the common letter is ا.

Therefore, *1 should be ا.

Also, note that in the left side of Row 1, the Alone form is ض, and the forms involve ي and ب, but on the right, it's focused on ا.

Moreover, looking at the very bottom row (Row 16):

Left: End = يص, Middle = يصب, Begin = صيب, Alone = ص
Right: End = بيص, Middle = بصيب, Begin = صيب, Alone = ص — wait, no:

Row 16 Right:
End = بيص? Let's check original:

Original Row 16:

Left: End=يص, Middle=يصب, Begin=صيب, Alone=ص
Right: End=بيص, Middle=بصيب, Begin=صيب, Alone=ص — actually, in the image, it's:

For Row 16 Right:
End = بيص? No, looking back:

In the user's image description, last row:

"يبي ييب ييب ي" for left? Wait, I think I misread earlier.

Let me reconstruct from the text given:

The user provided the table as text:

Row 1: يض يضب ضيب ض | بيا باب ايب *1
Row 2: يبط يطلب طيب ط | ببب ببب ببب ب
Row 3: يبظ يطلب ظيب ظ | ببت بتب تب ت
... and so on.

In Row 2 Right: all forms are based on ب, and Alone is ب.

Similarly, Row 3 Right: forms are ببت, بتب, تب, and Alone is ت — so the letter is ت.

In Row 3 Right:

End = ببت → ends with ت
Middle = بتب → middle is ت
Begin = تب → begins with ت
Alone = ت

Yes! So the pattern is: for each row, the "Alone" letter is the one that appears in the End, Middle, Begin forms as the variable part.

In Row 1 Right:

End = بيا → ends with ا
Middle = باب → middle is ا
Begin = ايب → begins with ا
So Alone should be ا.

Therefore, *1 = ا

Final Answer: ا