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Letter 9 of 28

The letter ذ

How ذ 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.
  • ذStart of a word
  • ـذMiddle of a word
  • ذMiddle, unjoined
  • ـذاEnd, joined
  • ذاEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

ذَ

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

  • ذَهَبٌذَ/هَـ/ـبٌ
  • ذِرَاعٌذِ/رَا/عٌ
  • ذُبَابٌذُ/بَا/بٌ
  • ذَالٌذَا/لٌ
  • ذِيَابٌذِ/يـَا/بٌ
  • ذُو عِـلِمٍذُو/

In the middle

  • مِئْـذَنَةٌمِئْـ/ـذَ/نَـ/ـةٌ
  • بَاذِنْجَانٌبَا/ذِنْـ/ـجَا/نٌ
  • أُذُنٌأُ/ذُ/نٌ
  • مِـذْيَاعٌمِـذْ/يَا/عٌ
  • حِذَاْءٌحِـ/ـذَا/ءٌ
  • مُذِيعٌمُـ/ـذِيـ/ـعٌ
  • بُذُورٌبُـ/ـذُو/رٌ

At the end

  • نَبَـذَنـَ/ـبَـ/ـذَ
  • خُــذْخُـذْ/
  • هَــذَاهَـ/ـذَا
  • اَلَّذِياَلْـ/ـلَـ/ـذِي
  • تِلْمِيْذًاتِلْـ/ـمِيـْ/ـذًا
  • تِلْمِيْذٍتِلْـ/ـمِيـْ/ـذٍ
  • تِلْمِيْذٌتِلْـ/ـمِيـْ/ـذٌ

Write the letter ذ