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Letter 25 of 28

The letter ن

How ن 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.
  • نـStart of a word
  • ـنـMiddle of a word
  • ـنEnd, joined
  • نEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

نَ

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

  • نـَحْـلَـةنـَحْـ/ـلَـ/ـةٌ
  • نِعْـمَةٌنِعْـ/ـمَـ/ـةٌ
  • نُـجُـومنُـ/ـجُـو/مٌ
  • نَاقَةنَا/قَـ/ـةٌ
  • نِيـرَاننِيـ/ـرَا/نٌ
  • نُوننُو/نٌ

In the middle

  • عِـنَـبٌعِـ/ـنَـ/ـبٌ
  • غَانِـمغَا/نِـ/ـمٌ
  • مَنْزِلٌمَنْـ/ـزِ/لٌ
  • مَنَازِلمَـ/ـنَا/زِ/لٌ
  • رَنِينرَ/نِيـ/ـنٌ
  • فَانُوسفَا/نُو/سٌ

At the end

  • عَـجَـنَعَـ/ـجَـ/ـنَ
  • يُسْـمِـنُيُسْـ/ـمِـ/ـنُ
  • مِـنْمِــنْ/
  • رَنَارَ/نَا
  • مَكَانِيمَـ/ـكَا/نِي
  • نُونُونُو/نُو
  • عَـيـنًاعَـيـ/ـنًا
  • عَـيـنٍعَـيـ/ـنٍ
  • عَـيـنٌعَـيـ/ـنٌ

Write the letter ن