Arabic letter Taa (ط)
طَاء(Taa)
The four forms
- Isolated
- ط
- Initial
- طـ
- Medial
- ـطـ
- Final
- ـط
Pronunciation
- How do you say it?
- A 'heavy' t: the tongue tip on the upper teeth and the back of the tongue raised.
- Sounds like
- No English equivalent. A following 'a' sounds closer to the o in 'hot'.
- Tip for parents
- Compare 'ta' (ت) and 'taa' (ط). For taa the mouth fills up and the sound turns dark.
Words with this letter

طَائِرَة
plane

طِين
clay
Practise this letter in the app
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