The letter's story
Wide, spacious
رَحْب
Marḥaba comes from raḥb, "wide open space". Saying it tells a guest: here you have room, not narrowness. A generous person is "wide of chest".
Letter 10 of 28
The letter Raa (ر)
This is Raa. Tap the biscuit to hear it, then play Catch the letter below.
Raa (ر) is the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet. On this page: how to say the Arabic letter Raa, its shapes in a word, words that start with Raa, and girls' and boys' names that start with it.
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The shapes of Raa
Raa never joins the letter after it.
رalone
رstart
ـرmiddle
ـرend
Words that start with Raa
Three words every child knows. Tap a word to hear it.
Sand
Pomegranate
Feather
Girls' names that start with Raa
Tap a name to see it in letter biscuits and hear its letters.
ريمReemthe pure white gazelle+ 1 more meaningSource: Lisan al-Arab · Sultan Qaboos Encyclopediavideo storyرغدRaghada wide, good and plentiful lifeSource: Lisan al-ArabBoys' names that start with Raa
راكانRakansteadiness and dignity: a rakeen man is calm and grave, a rakeen mountain high and strong+ 1 more meaningSource: Lisan al-ArabراشدRashidthe one who finds the right waySource: Lisan al-Arab · Sultan Qaboos EncyclopediaCatch the letter
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Questions parents ask
How do you say the Arabic letter Raa?
Tap the Raa biscuit at the top of the page to hear it, then say it slowly together with your child.
How many shapes does Raa have?
Two: Raa never joins the letter after it, so it looks the same alone and at the start (ر), and the same in the middle and at the end (ـر).
Which girls' names start with Raa?
Reem, Raghad, Rana, Rafif, Razan, Raneem. Tap a name to see it in letter biscuits.
Which boys' names start with Raa?
Rakan, Rayan, Rashid. Tap a name to see it in letter biscuits.