ث

See also: پ, ت, ب, and ٹ

Translingual

Letter

ث

1. Arabic letter ṯāʾ

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Arabic

Etymology

Derived from ت (t), and originally written as such (in rasm) by analogy with Nabatean tradition, as Nabatean cognates of Arabic words with /θ/ were indiscriminately spelled using 𐢞 (t).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /θaːʔ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /θ/

Letter

ث / ث‍ / ‍ث‍ / ‍ث • (ṯāʾ)

1. The fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is ثَاء (ṯāʔ) and is preceded by ت (t) and followed by ج (j).

Symbol

ث / ث‍ / ‍ث‍ / ‍ث • (ṯāʾ)

1. The twenty-third letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ت (t) and followed by خ (ḵ).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
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References

• Diem, Werner (1980) “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, number 1, →DOI, page 74

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /se/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ث (ṧe)

1. The sixth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ث	ـث	ـثـ	ثـ

See also

• Previous letter: ٹ
• Next letter: ج

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɐ]
• IPA^(key): [s]

Letter

ث / ث‍ / ‍ث‍ / ‍ث

1. The fourth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ة,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /se/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ث • (se)

1. The sixth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ث	ـث	ـثـ	ثـ

See also

• Previous letter: ټ
• Next letter: ج

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Letter

ث / ث‍ / ‍ث‍ / ‍ث • (se)

1. The fifth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ت and followed by ج. Its name is ثه or ثِ.

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /se/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ث • (se)

1. The ninth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ث	ـث	ـثـ	ثـ

See also

• Previous letter: ٺ
• Next letter: پ

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /seː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

ث • (se)

1. The fourth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ث	ـث	ـثـ	ثـ

See also

• Previous letter: ٹ (ṭ)
• Next letter: ج (j)