ح
The Arabic letter ح (ḥāʾ): sound, forms and words
ح, called ḥāʾ, is letter 6 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: a breathy h from deep in the throat. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.
How ح is written
- حAlone
- حStart
- حMiddle
- حEnd
Arabic words that begin with ح
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
- حَرْفḥarf · letter (of the alphabet) A0
- حُبّḥubb · love A1
- حِمَارḥimār · donkey A1
- حَيَاةḥayāt · life A1
- حَيَوَانḥayawān · animal A1
- حَلْوَىḥalwā · sweets, halva A1
- حَتَّىḥattā · until; even A2
- حَبِيبḥabīb · beloved, dear A2
- حِكَايَةḥikāya · tale, story A2
- حَرَكَةḥaraka · movement; antic A2
- حَيّḥayy · alive; neighbourhood A2
- حَجّḥajj · pilgrimage A2
Questions about ح
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ح?
- ح (ḥāʾ) sounds like this: a breathy h from deep in the throat.
- Does ح join the next letter?
- Yes. ح joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ح, ح, ح.
- What number is ح in the Arabic alphabet?
- ح is letter 6 of 28, after ج (jīm) and before خ (khāʾ).