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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

Write the letter ع