Arabic letter Jeem (ج)
جِيم(Jeem)
The four forms
- Isolated
- ج
- Initial
- جـ
- Medial
- ـجـ
- Final
- ـج
Pronunciation
- How do you say it?
- The middle of the tongue presses against the roof of the mouth and lets go, with voice.
- Sounds like
- Like the j in 'jam'.
- Tip for parents
- In Egypt you will hear a hard g, but in the Quran and standard Arabic it is 'j' as in 'jam'.
Words with this letter

جَمَل
camel

جَبَل
mountain

جَزَر
carrots
Practise this letter in the app
In Hudhudo your child traces the letter with a finger, hears it and plays with it in an adventure. Try it for free.

