س

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Character  س 
Unicode name ARABIC LETTER SEEN
Arabic U+0633

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Arabic [edit]

Letter [edit]

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س (sīn)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ز and followed by ش.
  2. X, unknown variable.

Number [edit]

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س (sīn)

  1. The fifteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ن and followed by ع.

See also [edit]

Malay [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia ms

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (Name of letter, Johor-Selangor) IPA: [sen]
  • (Phoneme) IPA: [s]

Letter [edit]

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
See also [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Malay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : س

Shortened form of اسا, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Pronunciation [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Numeral [edit]

س (Rumi spelling se)

  1. (cardinal) one
Derived terms [edit]
Synonyms [edit]

Pashto [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (letter name): IPA: /sin/
  • (phoneme): IPA: /s/

Letter [edit]

س (sin)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms [edit]

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
س ـس ـسـ سـ

See also [edit]

  • Previous letter: ږ
  • Next letter: ش

Persian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Letter [edit]

ﺱ / ﺳ‍ / ﺴ / ‍ﺲ (sin)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ژ and followed by ش. Its name is سین.
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