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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nShort exercises at the end let you check what you have learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A note on the examples: Arabic words in this guide carry full vowel marks, including their case ending, while the transliteration shows the form you say when you stop on the word (\u0642\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0631\u064c = qamar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read our Article: How Many Words Are In Arabic?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div>Fact<\/strong><\/td> Raa (\u0631)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Name<\/td> \u0631\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064c (r\u0101\u02be)<\/td><\/tr> Sound<\/td> [r] trill \/ [\u027e] tap, like the tongue-tip R in Bavarian rot or Spanish pero<\/td><\/tr> Position in the alphabet<\/td> 10th letter (hij\u0101\u02be\u012b order)<\/td><\/tr> Abjad value<\/td> 20th in Abjad order, value 200<\/td><\/tr> Transliteration<\/td> Common: r \u00b7 DIN 31635: r \u00b7 Doubled: rr \u00b7 Arabizi: plain r (no number needed)<\/td><\/tr> Point of articulation<\/td> Tip of the tongue against the gum ridge of the upper front teeth<\/td><\/tr> Sun or Moon letter<\/td> Sun letter<\/td><\/tr> Heavy or light<\/td> Variable: heavy or light depending on its vowels<\/td><\/tr> Dots<\/td> None<\/td><\/tr> Connection<\/td> Non-connecting: joins only to the letter before it<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n