ص
The Arabic letter ص (ṣād): sound, forms and words
ص, called ṣād, is letter 14 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: an emphatic s, with a full mouth. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.
How ص is written
- صAlone
- صStart
- صMiddle
- صEnd
Arabic words that begin with ص
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
- صَغِيرṣaghīr · small, little; young A0
- صَدِيقṣadīq · friend A0
- صِفْرṣifr · zero A0
- صَبَاحṣabāḥ · morning A0
- صَوْتṣawt · voice, sound A1
- صَحِيحṣaḥīḥ · true, correct A1
- صَيْدَلِيَّةṣaydaliyya · pharmacy A1
- صَلَاةṣalāt · prayer A1
- صَبْرṣabr · patience A2
- صَوْمṣawm · fasting A2
- صَارَṣāra · to become B1
- صَبَايَاṣabāyā · girls, young women B1
Questions about ص
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ص?
- ص (ṣād) sounds like this: an emphatic s, with a full mouth.
- Does ص join the next letter?
- Yes. ص joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ص, ص, ص.
- What number is ص in the Arabic alphabet?
- ص is letter 14 of 28, after ش (shīn) and before ض (ḍād).