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title: "مَاء (māʾ) meaning in Arabic: water"
description: "مَاء (māʾ) means “water”. Root م·و·ه, pattern , level A0: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/ma"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# مَاء

*māʾ* · **water**

مَاء (māʾ) is an Arabic noun meaning “water”. It is built on the root م·و·ه. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: م·و·ه
- Level: A0

## How to read مَاء, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ء — همزة (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”

## Questions about مَاء

### What is the root of مَاء?

The root of مَاء is م·و·ه.

### What level is مَاء?

Fasaha first uses مَاء at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)