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The Arabic letter ت (tāʾ): sound, forms and words

ت, called tāʾ, is letter 3 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: t. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.

How ت is written

  • تAlone
  • ت‍Start
  • ‍ت‍Middle
  • ‍تEnd

Arabic words that begin with ت

From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.

Questions about ت

How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ت?
ت (tāʾ) sounds like this: t.
Does ت join the next letter?
Yes. ت joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ت‍, ‍ت‍, ‍ت.
What number is ت in the Arabic alphabet?
ت is letter 3 of 28, after ب (bāʾ) and before ث (thāʾ).

All 28 letters in the alphabet chart

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