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The Arabic letter ث (thāʾ): sound, forms and words

ث, called thāʾ, is letter 4 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: th as in think. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.

How ث is written

  • ثAlone
  • ث‍Start
  • ‍ث‍Middle
  • ‍ثEnd

Arabic words that begin with ث

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

Questions about ث

How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ث?
ث (thāʾ) sounds like this: th as in think.
Does ث join the next letter?
Yes. ث joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ث‍, ‍ث‍, ‍ث.
What number is ث in the Arabic alphabet?
ث is letter 4 of 28, after ت (tāʾ) and before ج (jīm).

All 28 letters in the alphabet chart

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