Learn the Arabic letter Faa with word samples 2023

The Arabic letter Faa ف is the 20th letter in the Arabic alphabet. It has -almost- the shape of the second Arabic letter Baa ب, with a small circle on its right side and a dot over it. Its shape is also close to the shape of the letter Qaf ق which is more round and has two dots over it. In addition to the isolated form, this letter has 3 forms in an Arabic word.

The shapes of the letter Faa ف:

Terminal	Middle	Initial	Isolated
ـف	ـفـ	فـ	ف

How to pronounce Faa ف? 

The pronunciation of the letter Faa ف is similar to the pronunciation of the English letter F and the digraph “PH”. To pronounce Faa ف, press your top front teeth against your bottom lip and release as if you are blowing air out.

Examples of words with Faa ف:

Here are some examples of the letter Faa ف at the beginning, middle, and end of the word:

The initial Faa ف:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
فم	Mouth	Fam
فاكهة	Fruit	Fakiha
فحم	Coal	Fahhm

The middle Faa ف:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
تفّاح	Apple	Tuffahh
قفص	Cage	Qafas
طفل	Baby\kid	Tifl

The terminal Faa ف:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
صفّ	Row\classroom	Saff
خروف	Sheep	Kharuf
ضيف	Guest	Dayf

The letter Faa ف with the Harakat حركات:

The letter Faa ف with fat.ha فتحة:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
فَأر	Mouse	Fa’ar
غرفَة	Room	Ghurfa
فَلّاح	Farmer	Fallahh

The letter Faa ف with the Damma ضمة:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
عصفُور	Bird	O’usfur
فُنون	Arts	Funun
نافُورة	Fountain	Nafura

The letter Faa ف with Kasra كسرة:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
نافِذة	Window	Nafitha
حافِلة	Bus	Hafila
فِلفِل	Pepper	Filfil

The letter Faa ف with Sukuun سكون:

Arabic	English	Pronunciation
مفْتاح	Key	Miftah
ْرفّ	Shelf	Raff
ضفْدع	Frog	Difda’a

The letter Faa ف is one of the easy Arabic letters which are not difficult to pronounce, as its sound exists in many other languages. However, some people mix up the middle form of Faa ـفـ with the middle form or the letter Ghayn ـغـ. You can see that Faa has a hollow circle, while Gayn has a filled one.