The Arabic letters - Class 27

27. waaw Learn the Arabic letter Waaw with word The Arabic letter Waaw “و” is the 27th letter in the Arabic alphabet. It has the shape of a banana with a filled or hollow circle on top. This letter has only two forms (initial and middle) an Arabic word, as it does not connect the following letter. Contents hide 1. The shapes of the letter Waaw و: 2. How to pronounce Waaw و? 3. Examples of words with Waaw و: 4. The letter Waaw و with the Harakat حركات: 5. The letter Waaw و with Hamza ء 6. The letter Waaw و as a long vowel and weak letter 7. Other roles of the letter Waaw و The shapes of the letter Waaw و: TERMINAL MIDDLE INITIAL ISOLATED ـو ـو و و How to pronounce Waaw و? The pronunciation of the letter Waaw و is the same as the pronunciation of the English letter W. Sometimes, Waaw و is pronounced like the English O and U as it is one of the three Arabic long vowels. Examples of words with Waaw و: Here are some examples of the letter Waaw و at the beginning, middle, and end of the word: The initial Waaw و: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION وجه Face Wajh ورقة Paper Waraqa وطواط Bat Watawat The middle Waaw و: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION ليمون Lemon Laymun ضوء Light Daw‘ هروب Escape Hurub The terminal Waaw و: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION جرو Puppy Jaru عفو Forgiveness Afuw نمو Growth Numuw The letter Waaw و with the Harakat حركات: The letter Waaw و with fat.ha فتحة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION وَحش Monster Wahsh ألوَان Colors Alwan وَاحد One Wahed The letter Waaw و with the Damma ضمة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION وُجوه Faces Wujuh وُحوش Monsters Wuhush وُقود Fuel Wuqud The letter Waaw و with Kasra كسرة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION طاوِلة Table Tawila وِسادة Pillow Wisada أدوِية Drugs Adwya The letter Waaw و with Sukuun سكون: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION هدوْء Calm Huduu‘ زوْرق Boat Zawraq حوْض Tank Hawd The letter Waaw و with Hamza ء Sometimes Hamza ء is put over the letter Waaw و and sound the same as if they are separated. Here are some examples of the letter Waaw و with Hamza ء in the middle and end of the word: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION سؤال Question Su’aal تفاؤل Optimism Tafa’awul تنبؤ Prediction Tanabbo’ The letter Waaw و as a long vowel and weak letter The letter Waaw و is one of the Arabic long vowels which are: Alif ا, Waaw و and Yaa ي. In Arabic, these letters are called “weak letters حروف العلة”, because they can change between each other. Here is an example that explains more: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION قال (He) said Qala يقول (He) is saying Yaqul باع (He) sold Baa’a يبيع (He) is selling Yabee’ The verb قال has Alif ا in the middle, which is actually Waaw و because the root letters of this word are: ق و ل. The middle letter Waaw و is weak and changed into Alif ا in the verb “said”. In the word يقول, you see that Waaw و has not changed. So in many cases, you will meet Waaw و transformed into Alif ا. Other roles of the letter Waaw و The letter Waaw و in Arabic also means “and”, and pronounced “Wa”, for example: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION أنا وأنت Me and you Ana wa anta You can also find Waaw و at the end of the verb conjugated with هم which means they, for example: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION هم قالوا They said Hom qalou Waaw و here refers to the plural pronoun هم. The letter Waaw و is one of the easy Arabic letters which are not difficult to pronounce, as its sound exists in many other languages. And its shape is similar to the letters Raa ر and Zai ز. Also, remember that the letter Waaw و is one of the six letters that do not connect the following letters. These letters are: 1- Alif ا 2- Raa ر 3- Zaay ز 4- Dal د 5- Thal ذ 6- Waaw و