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الواو

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the Arabic letter 'waw' (و), its pronunciation, and its classification as a soft letter. It also touches upon its composition and phonetic properties.

Derived headwords

الْوَاوُother
  1. 1.
    the letter wawboth

    The twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, pronounced 'w'. It is also considered a semi-vowel or soft letter.

وُوother
  1. 1.
    waw (sound)classical

    A phonetic representation or name for the sound of the letter waw.

ثُنَائِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    biliteralclassical

    Describing something composed of two letters, in this context referring to the letter waw as a biliteral element.

مُؤَلَّفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    composed ofboth

    Formed or made up of constituent parts. Here, it describes the letter waw being composed of waw, ya, and waw.

الْحُرُوف اللَّيِّنَةother
  1. 1.
    soft lettersclassical

    A category of Arabic letters that are pronounced with a continuous airflow, typically including alif, waw, and ya.

Parallel reading

الْوَاوُ: حَرْفُ هِجَاءٍ
The waw: a letter of the alphabet.
وَيُقَالُ: وُو، ثُنَائِيَّةٌ
And it is said: 'waw', biliteral.
وَالْوَاوُ مُؤَلَّفَةٌ مِنْ وَاوٍ وَيَاءٍ وَوَاوٍ
And the waw is composed of a waw, a ya, and a waw.
وَتُذْكَرُ أَقْسَامُهَا فِي الْحُرُوفِ اللَّيِّنَةِ
And its divisions are mentioned in the soft letters.