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Letter 20 of 28

The letter ف

How ف 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.
  • فـStart of a word
  • ـفـMiddle of a word
  • ـفEnd, joined
  • فEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.

فَ

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

  • فَهْـدٌفَهْـ/ـدٌ
  • فِـلْـفَلفِـلْـ/ـفَلٌ
  • فُرَاتفُـ/ـرَا/تٌ
  • فَارِسفَا/رِ/سٌ
  • فِيـلفِيـ/ـلٌ
  • فـُولفـُو/لٌ

In the middle

  • زَرَافَـة ٌزَ/رَا/فَـ/ـةٌ
  • حَافِــلَة ٌحَا/فِـ/ـلَـ/ـةٌ
  • يَـفُكُيَـ/ـفُـ/ـكُ
  • أُفْكَادُوأُفْـ/ـكَا/دُو
  • مَـفَاتِيحمَـ/ـفَا/تِيـ/ـح
  • يـَـفِيـضيـَ/ـفِيـ/ـضُ
  • عُصْـفـُورعُـصْـ/ـفـُو/رٌ

At the end

  • صَـرَفَصَـ/ـرَ/فَ
  • يُـنَـظِّـفُيُـ/ـنَـظْ/ـظِـ/ـفُ
  • اصْـرِفْاصْـ/ـرِفْ
  • أَلْفـَافَاأَلْـ/ـفـَا/فَا
  • يُوسُـفِييُو/سُـ/ـفِي
  • سَـيْـفًاسَـيْـ/ـفًا
  • سَـيْـفٍسَـيْـ/ـفٍ
  • سَـيْـفٌسَـيْـ/ـفٌ

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