س

See also: ش‎, س࣪‎, and س-‎

س U+0633, س ARABIC LETTER SEEN ← ز [U+0632] Arabic ش → [U+0634]

ﺱ U+FEB1, ﺱ ARABIC LETTER SEEN ISOLATED FORM ← ﺰ [U+FEB0] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺲ → [U+FEB2]

ﺲ U+FEB2, ﺲ ARABIC LETTER SEEN FINAL FORM ← ﺱ [U+FEB1] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺳ → [U+FEB3]

ﺳ U+FEB3, ﺳ ARABIC LETTER SEEN INITIAL FORM ← ﺲ [U+FEB2] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺴ → [U+FEB4]

ﺴ U+FEB4, ﺴ ARABIC LETTER SEEN MEDIAL FORM ← ﺳ [U+FEB3] Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺵ → [U+FEB5]

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Nabataean 𐢝‎ (š), from Classical Syriac ܫ‎ (š), from Aramaic ש‬‎ (š), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡔‎ (š), from the Egyptian 𓌓.

Further information

This letter stood for /ʃ/ in Aramaic. 𐢖‎ was not adopted into the Arabic alphabet because of the following considerations: Proto-Semitic has three fricatives that became sibilants in descendant languages: ś, š, s. In Arabic ś gave /ʃ/, but š and s merged to /s/. In Old Aramaic all three sibilants were distinguished, and s was represented by 𐢖‎ / ס‬‎ / 𐡎‎ while 𐢝‎ / ש‬‎ / 𐡔‎ represented both ś and š. This orthography persisted in later Aramaic even to the time of the Nabataeans, when the pronunciation of ś merged with that of s /s/. So when a scribe wanted to write the Arabic sound /ʃ/ from ś, he did so by using 𐢝‎ / س purposefully in order to stick to a letter form that looks the same in the cognate Aramaic words. But when he wanted to write an Arabic sound /s/ from Proto-Semitic š, he would defy the Aramaic spelling for this Proto-Semitic phoneme were he to represent this Arabic phoneme by the sign 𐢖‎ / ס‬‎ / 𐡎‎, whereas Arabic-Aramaic word pairs with the Proto-Semitic s are – somewhat by coincidence – rare and there was hence only negligible pressure to employ 𐢖‎ / ܣ‎ / ס‎ / 𐡎‎, in total. So the impression was that 𐢝‎ / ש‬‎ / 𐡔‎ / س is the most typical sign to write /s/ while the other possible sign fell out of use.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /siːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س‎ • (sīn)

1. The twelfth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ز‎ (z) and followed by ش‎ (š).
2. X, unknown mathematical variable

Symbol

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س‎ • (sīn)

1. The fifteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ن‎ (n) and followed by ع‎ (ʕ).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا‎ (ā), ب‎ (b), ت‎ (t), ث‎ (ṯ), ج‎ (j), ح‎ (ḥ), خ‎ (ḵ), د‎ (d), ذ‎ (ḏ), ر‎ (r), ز‎ (z), س (s), ش‎ (š), ص‎ (ṣ), ض‎ (ḍ), ط‎ (ṭ), ظ‎ (ẓ), ع‎ (ʕ), غ‎ (ḡ), ف‎ (f), ق‎ (q), ك‎ (k), ل‎ (l), م‎ (m), ن‎ (n), ه‎ (h), و‎ (w), ي‎ (y)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: س

References

• Diem, Werner (1980), “Untersuchungen zur frühen Geschichte der arabischen Orthographie: II. Die Schreibung der Konsonanten”, in Orientalia (in German), volume 49, issue 1, →DOI, pages 77–81

Etymology 2

Shortened form of سَوْفَ‎ (sawfa).

Particle

سَـ • (sa-)

2. will (prefix indicating the future tense)

   ‏يَقْرَأُ كِتَابًا، سَيَقْرَأُ كِتَابًا‎

   yaqraʔu kitāban, sayaqraʔu kitāban

   He is reading a book, he will read a book.

Synonyms

• سَوْفَ‎ (sawfa)

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/, [s]

Letter

س (s)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/, [s]

Letter

س

1. The twenty-third letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s/, [s], [ɕ]

Letter

س

1. The sixteenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.

Usage notes

• This letter is also used to represent Pinyin initials s- and sh-.

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /siːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س • (s)

1. The twenty-third letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ژھ‎ (ċh)
• Next letter: ش‎ (ś)

Kazakh

Cyrillic	С, с (S, s)
Arabic	س
Latin

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /siːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س • (s)

1. The eleventh letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter С.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ز‎
• Next letter: ش‎
• (Arabic script letters) ا‎, ب‎, پ‎, ﺕ‎, ﺝ‎, ﭺ‎, ﺡ‎, ﺩ‎, ﺭ‎, ﺯ‎, ﺱ‎, ﺵ‎, ﻉ‎, ﻑ‎, ﻕ‎, ك‎, گ‎, ڭ‎, ﻝ‎, ﻡ‎, ﻥ‎, ە‎, ھ‎, و‎, ۇ‎, ۋ‎, ۆ‎, ى‎, ي‎.

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sin/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س (sīn)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ݱ‎
• Next letter: ش‎

Malay

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter, Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): [sen]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [s]

Letter

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س‎

1. The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف‎; ا‎,‎ ب‎,‎ ت‎,‎ ث‎,‎ ج‎,‎ چ‎,‎ ح‎,‎ خ‎,‎ د‎,‎ ذ‎,‎ ر‎,‎ ز‎,‎ س,‎ ش‎,‎ ص‎,‎ ض‎,‎ ط‎,‎ ظ‎,‎ ع‎,‎ غ‎,‎ ڠ‎,‎ ف‎,‎ ڤ‎,‎ ق‎,‎ ک‎,‎ ݢ‎,‎ ل‎,‎ م‎,‎ ن‎,‎ و‎,‎ ۏ‎,‎ ه‎,‎ ء‎,‎ ي‎,‎ ى‎,‎ ڽ‎ ^[edit]

Etymology 2

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : س

Shortened form of اسا‎, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Alternative forms

• esa
• ĕsă
• se (se-)
• sĕ (sĕ-)
• sa (sa-)
• să (să-)
• اسا‎

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sə]
• Rhymes: -sə, -ə

Numeral

س (Rumi spelling se‎)

1. one

Synonyms

• satu / ساتو‎
• tunggal / توڠݢل‎
• eka (eka-) / ايک‎ (ايک-‎)
• ahad / احد‎

Derived terms

• se- / س-‎

Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sin/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س • (sin)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ږ‎
• Next letter: ش‎

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /(s)in/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /(s)ɪn/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /(s)en/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /(s)in/

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Letter

ﺱ / ﺳ‍ / ﺴ / ‍ﺲ • (sin)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ژ‎ and followed by ش‎. Its name is سین‎.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਸ (sassā)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /siːn̪/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /sᵊ/

Letter

س • (sīn)

1. The eighteenth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ژ‎ (žē)
• Next letter: ش‎ (šīn)

Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /siːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س (sīn)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ز‎
• Next letter: ش‎

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /siːn/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س • (sīn)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ژ‎
• Next letter: ش‎

Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /se/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س • (se)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ژ‎ (zh)
• Next letter: ش‎ (sh)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sí/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س (s)

1. The twentieth letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script s.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
س	ـس	ـسـ	سـ

See also

• Previous letter: ر‎
• Next letter: ش‎