About this Letter

The letter س (Seen) is pronounced like the "s" in "sun" or "silk." It is a moon letter in Arabic, which means the definite article "ال" (al) is pronounced fully with this letter. Letter Forms: - Isolated: س (when the letter stands alone) - Initial: سـ (when it begins a word) - Medial: ـسـ (when it appears in the middle of a word) - Final: ـس (when it ends a word) The letter س has a distinctive shape with THREE humps or teeth along the top. It looks like a row of teeth or a comb. Vowel Marks (Harakat): - With Fatha (سَ): Pronounced "sa" (like "sa" in "sand") - With Damma (سُ): Pronounced "su" (like "sue") - With Kasra (سِ): Pronounced "si" (like "see") - With Sukoon (سْ): Consonant only, no vowel - With Shadda Fatha (سَّ): Pronounced "ssa" (doubled "s" with "a" sound, like "Assam") - With Shadda Damma (سُّ): Pronounced "ssu" (doubled "s" with "u" sound) - With Shadda Kasra (سِّ): Pronounced "ssi" (doubled "s" with "i" sound) - With Tanween Fath (سً): Pronounced "san" (adds "-an" sound, like "san" in "sandal") - With Tanween Damm (سٌ): Pronounced "sun" (adds "-un" sound, like "sun") - With Tanween Kasr (سٍ): Pronounced "sin" (adds "-in" sound, like "sin") Practice Tips: 1. The three humps/teeth on top distinguish س from other letters 2. Very common letter in Arabic - appears in many words 3. Keep the teeth evenly spaced when writing 4. س is similar to ش but without the dots above 5. Practice combinations with previously learned letters