Hha
حArabicQuick Mnemonic
“Hammock”
Drawing the isolated form of any letter of this group starts with a part that looks like the English number 7 with an extra extension to the right side.
More mnemonics →About the Arabic Letter ح Hha
Hha is a Moon Letter, and it has the same basic shape as Jeem.
Hha is one of the letters that does not have a counterpart in English, but you may have heard it before in the famous Arabic name "Muhammad".
Non-Arabic speakers usually wrongly pronounce it with a sound similar to the English letter H, which is represented by a different Arabic letter called Ha ( هـ ).
The sound is close to the noise you make while breathing on glasses before cleaning them or when you pant with a mouthful of hot food. It's like a hissing h.
You will also see this letter transliterated as 7aa or Haa' (yes, that's a seven!)
Look-alikes
Jeem (ج), Hha (ح), and Kha (خ) are twin sisters or shape-mates.
How to Write the Arabic Letter ح Hha
Most Arabic letters change shape depending on where they appear in a word. Hha connects on both sides.
Example Arabic Words with ح Hha (tap to hear)
ح Hha with Tashkeel
Arabic vowels are written as small marks above or below the letter. Tap to hear Hha with each short vowel.
Fatha (a)
Short "a" sound
Damma (u)
Short "u" sound
Kasra (i)
Short "i" sound
Hha is a Moon Letter
Hha is a moon letterMoon letters keep the ل in ال (al-) — both sounds are pronounced clearly. (حرف قمري). When the definite article ال (al-) comes before Hha, both letters are pronounced clearly — al-ḥ (breathy h)...The ل keeps its sound.
Key Takeaways: Arabic Letter Hha
- • Hha is written ح and sounds like /ḥ (breathy h)/
- • ArabicQuick mnemonic: think of a Hammock to remember its shape
- • It is a moon letter and connects on both sides
- • It has four forms: isolated, initial, medial, and final