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title: "The Arabic letter ن (nūn): sound, forms and words"
description: "ن (nūn) is letter 25 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/nun"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# The Arabic letter ن (nūn): sound, forms and words

ن, called nūn, is letter 25 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: n. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.

## How ن is written

- Alone: ن
- Start: ن‍
- Middle: ‍ن‍
- End: ‍ن

## Arabic words that begin with ن

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

- [نُورَة](https://fasaha.app/w/nura) — Nūra, Noura (a name) (A0)
- [نَحْنُ](https://fasaha.app/w/nahnu) — naḥnu, we (A0)
- [نَامَ](https://fasaha.app/w/nawm) — nāma, to sleep (A1)
- [نَفْس](https://fasaha.app/w/nafs) — nafs, self; the same (A1)
- [نَافِذَة](https://fasaha.app/w/nafidha) — nāfidha, window (A1)
- [نُور](https://fasaha.app/w/nur) — nūr, light (A1)
- [نَسِيَ](https://fasaha.app/w/nasiya) — nasiya, to forget (A2)
- [نِهَايَة](https://fasaha.app/w/nihaya) — nihāya, end, ending (A2)
- [نَشَرَ](https://fasaha.app/w/nashara) — nashara, to spread, to publish (B1)
- [نِعْمَة](https://fasaha.app/w/nima) — niʿma, blessing, favour (B1)
- [نَارَنْج](https://fasaha.app/w/naranj) — nāranj, bitter orange (B2)
- [نَسَمَة](https://fasaha.app/w/nasama) — nasama, person (in counting people) (B2)

## Questions about ن

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

ن (nūn) sounds like this: n.

### Does ن join the next letter?

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

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

ن is letter 25 of 28, after م (mīm) and before ه (hāʾ).

- Previous letter: [م (mīm)](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/mim)
- Next letter: [ه (hāʾ)](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/ha)

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