م
The Arabic letter م (mīm): sound, forms and words
م, called mīm, is letter 24 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: m. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.
How م is written
- مAlone
- مStart
- مMiddle
- مEnd
Arabic words that begin with م
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
- مَسَاءmasāʾ · evening A0
- مِنْmin · from, of A0
- مَعَmaʿa · with A0
- مَدِينَةmadīna · city A0
- مَطْعَمmaṭʿam · restaurant A0
- مَدْرَسَةmadrasa · school A0
- مَرْحَبًاmarḥaban · hello, welcome A0
- مَاءmāʾ · water A0
- مِفْتَاحmiftāḥ · key A1
- مَكَانmakān · place A1
- مُعَلِّمmuʿallim · teacher A1
- مَكْتَبَةmaktaba · library; bookshop A1
Questions about م
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter م?
- م (mīm) sounds like this: m.
- Does م join the next letter?
- Yes. م joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: م, م, م.
- What number is م in the Arabic alphabet?
- م is letter 24 of 28, after ل (lām) and before ن (nūn).