Letter 24 of 28
How Do You Pronounce Mim (م)?
م
Mimمِيم
M as in moon.
The sound
The English m of moon and mercy. Lips together, sound hums through the nose.
A small round head with a descending tail when it stands alone or ends a word.
The four written forms
Arabic letters change shape by position, alone, at the start, in the middle, and at the end of a word.
م
Isolated
م
Initial
م
Medial
م
Final
Mim with harakat
The three short vowels: fatha says "a", kasra says "i", damma says "u".
مَ
ma
Fatha · "a"
مِ
mi
Kasra · "i"
مُ
mu
Damma · "u"
Spot it in the Quran
مَلِكٌ
malik
king
مُوسَىٰ
Musa
Musa (Moses)
يَوْمٌ
yawm
day
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