Arabic letter Waw (و)
Waw (و) is the 27th letter of the Arabic alphabet. It sounds like w as in water. It has no dots and joins only the letter before it, never the one after.
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How to say Waw
وَاو
Waw
Make your lips into a little circle and say w. After a damma it makes the long oo sound, as in noor.
Also written Waaw, Wau.
Waw in its four shapes
و is one of the six letters that never join the letter after them, so it really only has two looks: plain (alone or at the start) and joined from the right (middle or end).
wa, wi, wu: Waw with harakat
Add a little vowel mark and و 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 Waw
وَرْدَة
wardah
rose
وَرَقَة
waraqah
leaf
وَطْوَاط
watwat
bat
Wudu — Washing before prayer
وُضُوء
Look-alike letters
و has the same tail as ر, with a little round head on top.
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