The standalone form
هA rounded form, no dotsMeet the letter
Haa هَاء
Haa has no dots and changes shape noticeably when it joins on both sides. Its light h sound is different from the stronger throat sound of ḥaa. Final haa and taa marbūṭah are different letters.
In the Arabic word هِلَال (“crescent”), the first letter is haa. Notice the beginning form of haa.
One letter. Four shapes.
The standalone form is above. Read the three connected forms from right to left.
Beginning
Joins to the leftHaa joins to laam on its left.
Middle
Joins on both sidesHaa joins to noon on the right and raa on the left.
End
Joins to the rightHaa joins to jeem on its right at the end of wajh.
The name stays haa in every shape. A connected form does not add a new sound. Gold highlights this letter in each example.
1Three short vowelsA little mark changes the sound.
The letter’s name is haa. Follow the Arabic tiles from right to left.
2Stretch the vowelHaa with alif, yaa and waaw.
Keep the same consonant and stretch the vowel. These are sound practice units.
3Haa without a vowelSukūn · no following vowel.
The circle above هْ means there is no vowel on this consonant. Here is a complete noun, read when stopping.
Listen to the whole word.
Finish with a light h and no extra vowel. Keep it distinct from the deeper ḥ sound of ḥaa.
4Two letters, one written shapeShaddah · three vowel sounds.
A shaddah joins two of the same consonant. The first has sukūn; the second has the vowel. Read each Arabic sequence from right to left.
Fatḥah · a
Kasrah · i
Ḍammah · u
5One word, three tanwīn endingsSee the ending in a real word.
Compare three full endings on the same noun. The doubled vowel mark adds an n sound when the ending is pronounced in full.
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