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title: "The Arabic letter م (mīm): sound, forms and words"
description: "م (mīm) is letter 24 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/mim"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
---

# 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

- Alone: م
- Start: م‍
- Middle: ‍م‍
- End: ‍م

## Arabic words that begin with م

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

- [مَسَاء](https://fasaha.app/w/masa) — masāʾ, evening (A0)
- [مِنْ](https://fasaha.app/w/minni) — min, from, of (A0)
- [مَعَ](https://fasaha.app/w/maa) — maʿa, with (A0)
- [مَدِينَة](https://fasaha.app/w/madina) — madīna, city (A0)
- [مَطْعَم](https://fasaha.app/w/matam) — maṭʿam, restaurant (A0)
- [مَدْرَسَة](https://fasaha.app/w/madrasa) — madrasa, school (A0)
- [مَرْحَبًا](https://fasaha.app/w/marhaba) — marḥaban, hello, welcome (A0)
- [مَاء](https://fasaha.app/w/ma) — māʾ, water (A0)
- [مِفْتَاح](https://fasaha.app/w/miftah) — miftāḥ, key (A1)
- [مَكَان](https://fasaha.app/w/makan) — makān, place (A1)
- [مُعَلِّم](https://fasaha.app/w/muallim) — muʿallim, teacher (A1)
- [مَكْتَبَة](https://fasaha.app/w/maktaba) — maktaba, 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).

- Previous letter: [ل (lām)](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/lam)
- Next letter: [ن (nūn)](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/nun)

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