Letter 18 of 28
The letter ع
How ع is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.
Letter forms
A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
- عـStart of a word
- ـعـMiddle of a word
- ـعEnd, joined
- عEnd, unjoined
Letter sounds
Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.
عَ
Short vowel
Short vowel
Long vowel
Tanween
Sukun
Words from the curriculum
Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.
At the start
- عَـسَـلعَـ/ـسَـ/ـلٌ
- عِـنَبٌعِـ/ـنَـ/ـبٌ
- عُـصْـفُورعُـصْـ/ــفُو/رٌ
- عَالِمعَا/لِـ/ـمٌ
- عِيـدَانعِيـ/ـدَا/نٌ
- عُودعُو/دٌ
In the middle
- مَلْـعَـبمَلْـ/ـعَـ/ـبٌ
- لـَـعِــبٌلـَ/ـعِـ/ـبٌ
- ثُعْـبَانثُعْـ/ـبَا/نٌ
- سُــعَادسُـ/ـعَا/دُ
- سـَعِيـدسـَ/ـعِيـ/ـدٌ
- بَـعُوضَةبَـ/ـعُو/ضَـ/ـةٌ
At the end
- زَرَعَزَ/رَ/عَ
- يَصْـنَعُيَصْـ/ـنَـ/ـعُ
- اْصْـنَعْاْصْـ/ـنَـعْ
- عَـصَاعَـ/ـصَا
- مَـرَاعِيمَـ/ـرَا/عِي
- يَـدْعُويَـدْ/عُو
- زَرْعًازَرْ/عًا
- زَرْعٍزَرْ/عٍ
- زَرْعٌزَرْ/عٌ