س seen: the Arabic letter seen
seen (س) is the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet. It makes the sound s: s as in sun. It joins to the letters on both sides.
The shapes of seen
Arabic letters change shape depending on where they sit in a word. Arabic is read right to left.
seen with vowel marks
What are fatha, kasra and damma?
Words that start with seen
Letters that look like seen
These share a shape with س and differ in their dots or a small detail. Children often mix them up, so it helps to learn them side by side.
Questions about seen
How do you pronounce the Arabic letter seen?
seen (س) is the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is said "seen". It makes the sound s: s as in sun.
How do you write seen in Arabic?
On its own seen is written س. It joins on both sides, so it has four shapes: on its own س, at the start of a word س, in the middle س and at the end س.
What is an Arabic word that starts with seen?
سَمَكَة (samaka) means "fish" and starts with seen. Others are سِتَّة (sitta, six), سَبْعَة (sabʿa, seven), سِنّ (sinn, tooth), سَرِير (sareer, bed), سَاعَة (saaʿa, clock).
How does seen sound with vowel marks?
With a fatha it says sa (سَ), with a kasra si (سِ) and with a damma su (سُ).
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