س

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See also: ش, س࣪, and س-

س U+0633, س
ARABIC LETTER SEEN
ز
[U+0632]
Arabic ش
[U+0634]
U+FEB1, ﺱ
ARABIC LETTER SEEN ISOLATED FORM

[U+FEB0]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEB2]
U+FEB2, ﺲ
ARABIC LETTER SEEN FINAL FORM

[U+FEB1]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEB3]
U+FEB3, ﺳ
ARABIC LETTER SEEN INITIAL FORM

[U+FEB2]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEB4]
U+FEB4, ﺴ
ARABIC LETTER SEEN MEDIAL FORM

[U+FEB3]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEB5]

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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

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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

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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).

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References

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

Etymology 2

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Shortened form of سَوْفَ (sawfa).

Particle

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سَـ (sa-)

  1. will (prefix indicating the future tense)
    يَقْرَأُ كِتَابًا، سَيَقْرَأُ كِتَابًا
    yaqraʔu kitāban, sayaqraʔu kitāban
    He is reading a book, he will read a book.
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Balti

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س (transliteration needed)

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

Burushaski

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س (transliteration needed)

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

Chinese

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س

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

Usage notes

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

Kashmiri

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س (s)

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

Forms

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

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

Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic س
Cyrillic С, с
Latin S, s
Yañalif S, s

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س (s)

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

Forms

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

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Khowar

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س (sīn)

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

Forms

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

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  • Previous letter: ݱ
  • Next letter: ش

Malay

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Etymology 1

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

Pronunciation

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

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س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
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Etymology 2

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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.

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Numeral

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س (Rumi spelling se)

  1. one
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Pashto

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س (sin)

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

Forms

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

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  • Previous letter: ږ
  • Next letter: ش

Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sīn
Dari reading? sīn
Iranian reading? sin
Tajik reading? sin
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

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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

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

Letter

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س (sīn)

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

Forms

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

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

Sindhi

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س (sīn)

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

Forms

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

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  • Previous letter: ز
  • Next letter: ش

Urdu

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س (sīn)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

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

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  • Previous letter: ژ (ź)
  • Next letter: ش (ś)

Uyghur

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س (se)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

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

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

Yoruba

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س (s)

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

Forms

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

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