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Letter 10 of 28

The letter ر

How ر 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.
  • رStart of a word
  • ـرMiddle of a word
  • رMiddle, unjoined
  • ـرEnd, joined
  • رEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

رَ

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

  • رَجُلٌرَ/جُـ/ـلٌ
  • رِحَابٌرِ/حَاْ/بٌ
  • رُمَانٌرُ/مَا/نٌ
  • رَاْءٌرَا/ءٌ
  • رِيْمٌرِيـ/ـمٌ
  • رُوْمٌرُو/مٌ

In the middle

  • ذُرَةٌذُ/رَ/ةٌ
  • شَارِعٌشَا/رِ/عٌ
  • قُـرُنْفُلٌقُـ/ـرُنْـ/فُـ/ـلٌ
  • أرْنَبٌأرْ/نَـ/ـبٌ
  • فَـرَاشةٌفَـ/ـرَا/شَـ/ـةٌ
  • بَرِيْدٌبَـ/ـرِيـ/ـدٌ
  • مَسْـرُورٌمَسْـ/ـرُو/رٌ

At the end

  • شَكَرَشـَ/ـكَـ/ـرَ
  • يَـطِيْـرُيَـ/ـطِيْـ/ـرُ
  • دُرْدُرْ/
  • نُورَانُو/رَا
  • شُكْرِيشُكْـ/ـرِي
  • تَمْـرًاتَمْـ/ـرًا
  • تَمْـرٍتَمْـ/ـرٍ
  • تَمْـرٌتَمْـ/ـرٌ

Write the letter ر