Arabic letter Fa (ف)
Fa (ف) is the 20th letter of the Arabic alphabet. It sounds like f as in fish. It has one dot on top and joins the letters on both sides.
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How to say Fa
فَاء
Fa
Rest your top teeth on your bottom lip and blow: f, as in 'fish'.
Also written Faa, Fa'.
Fa in its four shapes
Arabic letters hold hands with their neighbours, so ف changes its look a little depending on where it sits in a word. Tap a shape to hear the letter.
fa, fi, fu: Fa with harakat
Add a little vowel mark and ف 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 Fa
فِيل
feel
elephant
فَرَاشَة
farashah
butterfly
فَانُوس
fanoos
lantern
Fajr — The dawn prayer
فَجْر
Look-alike letters
ف has one dot; ق has two dots and a deeper, rounder tail.
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