Mīm (م) — how to pronounce it

Mīm

مِيم

Shapes in a word

alone

مـ

start

ـمـ

middle

ـم

end

Like English “m”.

In the Quran

Voiced · الجَهْرIn between · التَّوَسُّطLowered (light) · الاسْتِفَالOpen · الانْفِتَاحFluent · الإِذْلَاقNasal hum · الغُنَّة

Both lips

ب and م close the lips (م hums through the nose); و rounds them without closing.

Close both lips and let the sound hum through the nose.

More words with م

مَWith fatha

مِWith kasra

مُWith damma

مْWith sukun

Characteristics (ṣifāt)

Voiced	الجَهْر	The breath is held back and the voice carries the letter.
In between	التَّوَسُّط	The sound neither stops completely nor flows freely.
Lowered (light)	الاسْتِفَال	The tongue stays low, so the letter sounds light.
Open	الانْفِتَاح	The tongue stays apart from the palate.
Fluent	الإِذْلَاق	Made at the tip of the tongue or the lips, so it is quick and easy to say.
Nasal hum	الغُنَّة	A hum from the nasal passage that is part of ن and م.