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Letter 24 of 28

The letter م

How م 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.
  • مـStart of a word
  • ـمـMiddle of a word
  • ـمEnd, unjoined
  • مEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

مَ

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

  • مَوزمَو/زٌ
  • مِثَالمِـ/ــثَا/لٌ
  • مُحَمَّـدمُـ/ـحَمْـ/ـمَـ/ـدٌ
  • مَاعـِزمَا/عـِ/ـزٌ
  • مِينَاءمِيـ/ـنَا/ءٌ
  • مُوسَىمُو/سَى

In the middle

  • قَمَـرقَـ/ـمَـ/ـرٌ
  • نَمِـرنَـ/ـمِـ/ـرٌ
  • سُـمُـرسُـ/ـمُـ/ـرٌ
  • شَـمْـسٌشَـمْـ/ـسٌ
  • رُمَانٌرُ/مَا/نٌ
  • قَمِيـصقَـ/ـمِيـ/ـصٌ
  • لَيـمُونلَيـِ/ـمُو/نٌ

At the end

  • عَـلِـمَعَـ/ـلِـ/ـمَ
  • يَرْسُـميَرْ/سُـ/ـمُ
  • بَاسِـمْبَا/سِـ/ـمٌ
  • سَـلَامَاسَـ/ـلَا/مَا
  • سَامِيسَا/مِي
  • يَسْمُويَسْـ/ـمُو
  • قَـلَـمًاقَـ/ـلَـ/ـمًا
  • قَـلَـمٍقَـ/ـلَـ/ـمٍ
  • قَلَمٌقَـ/ـلَـ/ـمٌ

Write the letter م