ر
The Arabic letter ر (rāʾ): sound, forms and words
ر, called rāʾ, is letter 10 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: a rolled r. It never joins the letter after it, so a word always breaks after ر.
How ر is written
- رAlone
- رStart
- رMiddle
- رEnd
Arabic words that begin with ر
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
- رَاشِدRāshid · Rashid (a name) A0
- رَجُلrajul · man A0
- رَسْمrasm · drawing A1
- رَابِعrābiʿ · fourth A1
- رَمَضَانRamaḍān · Ramadan A1
- رَاكِبrākib · riding; a rider A2
- رَحْمَةraḥma · mercy A2
- رَحْمَٰنraḥmān · the All-Merciful; a name of God A2
- رَحِيمraḥīm · merciful; the Ever-Merciful A2
- رَبّrabb · lord, master A2
- رَسْمِيّrasmī · official B1
- رَحِمَraḥima · to have mercy on B1
Questions about ر
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ر?
- ر (rāʾ) sounds like this: a rolled r.
- Does ر join the next letter?
- No. ر is one of the six letters that never join the letter after them (ا د ذ ر ز و), so the next letter starts a new shape.
- What number is ر in the Arabic alphabet?
- ر is letter 10 of 28, after ذ (dhāl) and before ز (zāy).