Letter 3 of 28
How Do You Pronounce Ta (ت)?
ت
Taتَاء
T as in table, but lighter.
The sound
Like the English t in table, but softer and lighter. The tongue touches the back of the upper front teeth rather than the gum ridge, and there is no heavy puff of air.
Two dots above the boat-shaped body. Do not confuse it with its emphatic sister Taa (ط), which is the heavy t.
The four written forms
Arabic letters change shape by position, alone, at the start, in the middle, and at the end of a word.
ت
Isolated
ت
Initial
ت
Medial
ت
Final
Ta with harakat
The three short vowels: fatha says "a", kasra says "i", damma says "u".
تَ
ta
Fatha · "a"
تِ
ti
Kasra · "i"
تُ
tu
Damma · "u"
Spot it in the Quran
تَابَ
taba
he repented
كِتَابٌ
kitab
book
آيَاتٌ
ayat
signs, verses
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