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3.3: Letter Thaa- الحرف ثاء

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Learning Objectives

In this section, you will be able to:

  • Read and write ث in its different shapes.
  • Pronounce the letter ث with short and long vowels.

The Letter Thaa' ث

Pronunciation of The Letter Thaa' ث

The letter Thaa' is pronounced like the sound of "th" in the word three, thumb, and truth. The articulation point of Thaa' ث is the tip of the tongue with the ends of the upper two incisors. Thaa' connects from both ends when it is in the middle position.

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Figure 3.3.1: Cross section of the head to show the articulation of the letter ث

Pronunciation of the letter Thaa "ث" with short vowels الحركات and absence of short vowels السكون.

Pronunciation of the Letter Thaa with Short Vowels and Sukoon
The Marks (Harakat الحركات) The Letter with the mark Audio

Fataha

الفتحة

ثَ

Dhama

الضمة

ثُ

Kasra

الكسرة

ثِ

Absence of short vowel

Sukoon

السكون

ثْ

Pronunciation of the letter Thaa "ث" with long vowels

Pronunciation of Letter Thaa with Long Vowels
The Long Vowel المدود The Letter with a long vowel Audio

The long vowel "ا"=aa

ثا

The long vowel "و"= oo/uu

ثو

The long vowel "ي"=ee/ii ثي

How to write the letter ث

The letter ث is a connecting letter with two connectors, and it has the same shape as the letters ب ت. The letter ث is written like ب ت, but has three dots on the top. In handwriting, the three dots are connected and appear in the shape of the upside-down English letter "v".

How to write the letter ث

Letter at the End of a Word

Letter in the Middle of a Word

Letter at the Beginning of a Word

Letter Shape

ـث ـثـ ثـ ث

The video below demonstrates how to write the letter Thaa' ث :

Query 3.1.

Choose the correct answer(s):

Watch the video to learn more about the letter Thaa الحرف ثاء. The letter changes shape depending on their position in a word.

Practice Letter Thaa الحرف ثاء

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3.3: Letter Thaa- الحرف ثاء is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts.

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