Arabic letter Noon (ن)

Arabic letters hold hands with their neighbours, so ن changes its look a little depending on where it sits in a word. Tap a shape to hear the letter.

• نAloneon its own
• ن‍Startat the start of a word
• ‍ن‍Middlein the middle
• ‍نEndat the end of a word

Add a little vowel mark and ن becomes a sound you can say. Fatha on top says a, kasra underneath says i, and damma on top says u. Tap each one.

• نَnaFatha
• نِniKasra
• نُnuDamma

Coral = fatha (a), blue = kasra (i), green = damma (u). How harakat work →

• نَجْم

  najm

  star

  Hear it
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  نَحْلَة

  nahlah

  bee

  Hear it
• 🐯

  نَمِر

  namir

  tiger

  Hear it

On its own ن is a deep bowl with one dot. At the start or middle of a word it looks just like ب, ت and ث — only the dots tell them apart.