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The Arabic letter Faa ف

Faa (فاء) is the 20th letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is pronounced f.

ف

How to say it

Like “f” in “fish”. Arabic has no “v”.

Its four shapes

فAlone
فـStart
ـفـMiddle
ـفEnd

Faa joins to the letter after it, so it has four shapes. The line (ـ) shows where it connects to the letters around it.

Practise writing

Trace over the grey letter with your finger or mouse. Arabic is written from right to left.

How to spot it

One dot above.

Don’t confuse it with

ق Qaaf

Example word

فِيلfiil
elephant