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title: "The Arabic letter ت (tāʾ): sound, forms and words"
description: "ت (tāʾ) is letter 3 of 28 in the Arabic alphabet: how it sounds, how it is written at the start, middle and end of a word, and Arabic words that begin with it."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/ta"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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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

- Alone: ت
- Start: ت‍
- Middle: ‍ت‍
- End: ‍ت

## Arabic words that begin with ت

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

- [تَارِيخ](https://fasaha.app/w/tarikh) — tārīkh, history; date (A1)
- [تَمَام](https://fasaha.app/w/tamam) — tamām, complete; okay (A1)
- [تَمْر](https://fasaha.app/w/tamr) — tamr, dates (fruit) (A1)
- [تَكَلَّمَ](https://fasaha.app/w/takallama) — takallama, to speak, to talk (A2)
- [تَعْلِيم](https://fasaha.app/w/talim) — taʿlīm, education, teaching (A2)
- [تَحَدَّثَ](https://fasaha.app/w/tahadduth) — taḥaddatha, to speak, to talk (A2)
- [تَعْرِيف](https://fasaha.app/w/tarif) — taʿrīf, definition; tariff (B1)
- [تَشْكِيل](https://fasaha.app/w/tashkil) — tashkīl, vowel marks, diacritics (B1)
- [تَسْلِيم](https://fasaha.app/w/taslim) — taslīm, handing over; greeting (B2)
- [تَعَارُف](https://fasaha.app/w/taaruf) — taʿāruf, 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).

- Previous letter: [ب (bāʾ)](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/ba)
- Next letter: [ث (thāʾ)](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet/tha)

[All 28 letters in the alphabet chart](https://fasaha.app/arabic-alphabet-chart)