Letter 13 of 28
How Do You Pronounce Shin (ش)?
ش
Shinشِين
Sh as in ship.
The sound
The English sh of ship and shade. No surprises.
Sin's triple-dotted sister, same toothy body with three dots above.
The four written forms
Arabic letters change shape by position, alone, at the start, in the middle, and at the end of a word.
ش
Isolated
ش
Initial
ش
Medial
ش
Final
Shin with harakat
The three short vowels: fatha says "a", kasra says "i", damma says "u".
شَ
sha
Fatha · "a"
شِ
shi
Kasra · "i"
شُ
shu
Damma · "u"
Spot it in the Quran
شَيْءٌ
shay'
thing
الشَّمْسُ
ash-shams
the sun
يَشَاءُ
yasha'
He wills
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