Letter 27 of 29
Waw
Transliterated “w”
و
Its four forms
An Arabic letter changes shape depending on where it sits in a word. All four are the same letter.
- Isolated
- و
- Initial
- وـ
- Medial
- ـو
- Final
- ـو
Where it comes from
Rounded lips, or the oral cavity when a madd letter
A consonant "w" with a vowel, a long "oo" when carrying sukun after dammah.
More on this articulation point →Qualities
- Rakhawah
- Jahr
- Leen
Joining: Does not join to the letter that follows — one of the six non-joiners.
Common mistakes
- Hardening the madd waw into a consonant
- Joining it forward
In the Quran
- 114:1أَعُوذُWaw as a madd letter