The Letters Baa, Taa
& THaa
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The next letters of the Arabic alphabet are
Baa, Taa and THaa
ب
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ت
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ث
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We are grouping these
letters together because the basic shape of the letters looks the same; only
the dots are different
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Baa (ب) corresponds to the English B
Taa (ت) corresponds somewhat to the English T
Thaa (ث) corresponds somewhat to the combination TH
Taa (ت) corresponds somewhat to the English T
Thaa (ث) corresponds somewhat to the combination TH
Listening
& Pronouncing
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Baa is easy to pronounce
and detect because it’s identical to the English B
Taa is like the letter T, except is sounds softer
THaa sounds like the TH part in the word bath
Taa is like the letter T, except is sounds softer
THaa sounds like the TH part in the word bath
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Use the following rule to
help you link the Arabic letter shape with the sound:
The word “two” is spelled with a T and Taa has two dots
The word “three” is spelled with a TH and THaa has three dots
The word “two” is spelled with a T and Taa has two dots
The word “three” is spelled with a TH and THaa has three dots
ب
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bat
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ت
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bat
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ث
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bath
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Exercise: repeat the words
you hear in each of the following exercises
Try to find all instances of Baa, Taa and THaa
Try to find all instances of Baa, Taa and THaa
Reading
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There are only 2 letters
with 1 dot underneath the body: Baa (ب)
and Jeem (ج)
But the shape of Jeem is completely different from Baa
Jeem has an angle
But the shape of Jeem is completely different from Baa
Jeem has an angle
end
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middle
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beginning
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by itself
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ـب
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ـبـ
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بـ
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ب
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Baa
(ب)
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ـج
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ـجـ
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جـ
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ج
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Jeem
(ج)
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There are only 2 letters
with 2 dots anywhere: Taa (ت) and Qaaf (ق)
They’re on top in both letters
But the bodies of Taa and Qaaf are completely different
Qaaf has a loop
They’re on top in both letters
But the bodies of Taa and Qaaf are completely different
Qaaf has a loop
end
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middle
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beginning
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by itself
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ـت
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ـتـ
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تـ
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ت
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Taa
(ت)
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ـق
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ـقـ
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قـ
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ق
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Qaaf
(ق)
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There are only 2 letters
with 3 dots anywhere: THaa (ث) and SHeen (ش)
They’re on top in both letters
But the bodies of THaa and SHeen are completely different
SHeen has little groves and a hook at the end
They’re on top in both letters
But the bodies of THaa and SHeen are completely different
SHeen has little groves and a hook at the end
end
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middle
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beginning
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by itself
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ـث
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ـثـ
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ثـ
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ث
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THaa
(ث)
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ـش
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ـشـ
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شـ
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ش
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SHeen
(ش)
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Exercise: scan the
following lines for instances of Baa, Taa and THaa; how many do you see of
each?
تبت
يدا أبي لهب
بما
كنتم فيه
تختلفون
الصدقات
والذين لا
يجدون
يطلب
حثيثا والشمس
والقمر
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Answers [3 Baa, 2 Taa, 0 Thaa], [1
Baa, 3 Taa, 0 Thaa],
[0 Baa, 1 Taa, 0 Thaa], [1 Baa, 0 Taa, 2 Thaa]
[0 Baa, 1 Taa, 0 Thaa], [1 Baa, 0 Taa, 2 Thaa]
Writing
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Baa, Taa and THaa are all
written with the same body
The body is a long, horizontal curve
The body is a long, horizontal curve
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The 4 forms of these
letters are the same; the only difference is the number and position of dots
end
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middle
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beginning
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by itself
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ـب
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ـبـ
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بـ
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ب
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ـت
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ـتـ
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تـ
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ت
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ـث
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ـثـ
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ثـ
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ث
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Exercise: copy the
Baa-Taa-THaa body 20 times in all 4 forms
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Exercise: copy the
following word 20 times
ثابت
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