Letter 5 of 29
Jeem
Transliterated “j”
ج
Its four forms
An Arabic letter changes shape depending on where it sits in a word. All four are the same letter.
- Isolated
- ج
- Initial
- جـ
- Medial
- ـجـ
- Final
- ـج
Where it comes from
Middle of the tongue against the roof of the mouth
The middle of the tongue rises fully to the palate. It bounces on sukun.
More on this articulation point →Qualities
- Shiddah
- Jahr
- Qalqalah
Joining: Joins to the letter that follows it.
Common mistakes
- Pronouncing it as the French "j"
- Omitting the qalqalah
In the Quran
- 85:1الْبُرُوجِJeem at a stop, with qalqalah