Similar Sounding Arabic Letters ث -س

What is the difference between Similar Sounding Arabic Letters س and ث?

Both letters and are very similar and have very close phonics. But few factors make these Arabic alphabets different which are discuss below.

Factors Differentiating Similar Sounding Letters of Arabic

Letter س

  • Letter س has whistle in its sound.
  • It is pronounced from upper and lower incisors along with tip of tongue.
  • It comes in group of Safiria Haroof حروف صفيريه.

Letter ث

  • Letter ث does not has whistle in its sound.
  • It is pronounced from upper incisors along wit tip of tongue.
  • It is in Lisvaiya Haroof حروف لثويه group.

Words With س

Words With ث

  1. سابَ to flow
  2. حارس guard
  3. أساس foundation
  4. نفْس soul
  5. سمين overweight
  1. ثابَ to return
  2. حارث plugman
  3. اثاث furniture
  4. نفْث spitting
  5. ثمين precious

Similar Sounding Arabic Letters ث -س Tutorial

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