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Arabic letter Saad (ص)
صَاد(Saad)
The four forms
- Isolated
- ص
- Initial
- صـ
- Medial
- ـصـ
- Final
- ـص
Pronunciation
- How do you say it?
- A 'heavy' s: same place as seen, but the back of the tongue rises so the mouth sounds full and dark.
- Sounds like
- No English equivalent. A following 'a' sounds closer to the o in 'hot'.
- Tip for parents
- Take turns saying 'sa' and 'saa'. For saad it feels as if you are holding an egg in your mouth.
Words with this letter
صَقْر
falcon
صَدِيقَة
friend
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