diff --git a/phsource/ph_arabic b/phsource/ph_arabic
index b7a2ad78..8097c331 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_arabic
+++ b/phsource/ph_arabic
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ phoneme s[
   IF nextPh(s[) THEN
     length 50
   ELSE
-    length 160
+    length 140
   ENDIF
   lengthmod 7
   WAV(vwl_ar/shin)