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title: "The Arabic letter ج (jīm): sound, forms and words"
description: "ج (jīm) is letter 5 of 28 in the Arabic alphabet: how it sounds, how it is written at the start, middle and end of a word, and Arabic words that begin with it."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/jim"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# The Arabic letter ج (jīm): sound, forms and words

ج, called jīm, is letter 5 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: j as in jam. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.

## How ج is written

- Alone: ج
- Start: ج‍
- Middle: ‍ج‍
- End: ‍ج

## Arabic words that begin with ج

From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.

- [جَدِيد](https://fasaha.app/w/jadida) — jadīd, new (A0)
- [جُحَا](https://fasaha.app/w/juha) — Juḥā, Juha (the folk character) (A0)
- [جَدَّة](https://fasaha.app/w/jadda) — jadda, grandmother (A0)
- [جَمِيل](https://fasaha.app/w/jamil) — jamīl, beautiful (A0)
- [جِدًّا](https://fasaha.app/w/jiddan) — jiddan, very (A0)
- [جَامِع](https://fasaha.app/w/jami) — jāmiʿ, mosque (congregational) (A1)
- [جَامِعَة](https://fasaha.app/w/jamia) — jāmiʿa, university (A1)
- [جُمُعَة](https://fasaha.app/w/jumua) — jumuʿa, Friday (A1)
- [جَوَاب](https://fasaha.app/w/jawab) — jawāb, answer (A1)
- [جُمْلَة](https://fasaha.app/w/jumla) — jumla, sentence (A1)
- [جَبَل](https://fasaha.app/w/jabal) — jabal, mountain (A1)
- [جُزْء](https://fasaha.app/w/juzan) — juzʾ, part, portion (A2)

## Questions about ج

### How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ج?

ج (jīm) sounds like this: j as in jam.

### Does ج join the next letter?

Yes. ج joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ج‍, ‍ج‍, ‍ج.

### What number is ج in the Arabic alphabet?

ج is letter 5 of 28, after ث (thāʾ) and before ح (ḥāʾ).

- Previous letter: [ث (thāʾ)](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/tha)
- Next letter: [ح (ḥāʾ)](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/hha)

[All 28 letters in the alphabet chart](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet-chart)