ت
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.
- تَارِيخtārīkh · history; date A1
- تَمَامtamām · complete; okay A1
- تَمْرtamr · dates (fruit) A1
- تَكَلَّمَtakallama · to speak, to talk A2
- تَعْلِيمtaʿlīm · education, teaching A2
- تَحَدَّثَtaḥaddatha · to speak, to talk A2
- تَعْرِيفtaʿrīf · definition; tariff B1
- تَشْكِيلtashkīl · vowel marks, diacritics B1
- تَسْلِيمtaslīm · handing over; greeting B2
- تَعَارُفtaʿāruf · getting acquainted B2
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).