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Letter 26 of 28

The letter ه

How ه 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.
  • هـStart of a word
  • ـهـMiddle of a word
  • ـهEnd, joined
  • هEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

هَـ

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

  • هُرَاءهُـ/ـرَا/ءٌ
  • هَـدِيَةٌهَـ/ـدِ/يَـ/ـةٌ
  • هِــلَالهِـ/ـلَا/لٌ
  • هَانِيهَا/نِي
  • هِيكَـلهِيـ/ـكَـ/ـلٌ
  • هُودهُو/دٌ

In the middle

  • هُدْهُـدهُدْ/هُـ/ـدٌ
  • مُهَـنْـدِسٌمُـ/ـهَـنْـ/ـدِ/سٌ
  • نَاهِـدنَا/هِـ/ـدٌ
  • أَهْرَامَاتأَهْـ/ـرَا/مَا/تٌ
  • أَزْهَارأَزْ/هَا/رٌ
  • مَـهِيـبمَـ/ـهِيـ/ـبٌ
  • زُهُورزُ/هُو/رٌ

At the end

  • لَهُلَـ/ـهُ
  • عَلَيِهِعَـ/ـلَـ/ـيـِ/ـهِ
  • حَـمِدَهْحَـ/ـمِـ/ـدَ/هْ
  • مَهَامـَ/ـهَا
  • شَاهِيشَا/هِي
  • يَلْهُويَلْـ/ـهُو
  • شِـفَاهًاشِـ/ـفَا/هًا
  • شِـفَاهٍشِـ/ـفَا/هٍ
  • شِـفَاهٌشِـ/ـفَا/هٌ

Write the letter ه