Arabic letter Ba (ب)
Ba (ب) is the 2nd letter of the Arabic alphabet. It sounds like b as in ball. It has one dot below and joins the letters on both sides.
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How to say Ba
بَاء
Ba
Press your lips together, then pop them open: b, as in 'ball'.
Also written Baa, Ba'.
Ba in its four shapes
Arabic letters hold hands with their neighbours, so ب changes its look a little depending on where it sits in a word. Tap a shape to hear the letter.
ba, bi, bu: Ba with harakat
Add a little vowel mark and ب becomes a sound you can say. Fatha on top says a, kasra underneath says i, and damma on top says u. Tap each one.
Coral = fatha (a), blue = kasra (i), green = damma (u). How harakat work →
Words that start with Ba
بَطَّة
battah
duck
بَيْت
bayt
house
بَقَرَة
baqarah
cow
Bismillah — In the name of Allah — we say it before eating and before starting something good
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Look-alike letters
Practise Ba (ب)
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Alif Ba Pop
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