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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis guide covers everything you need to know about Seen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- How to pronounce it, and how to stop German from voicing it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Its four written forms and how they connect<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Seen with short vowels, long vowels and shadda<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Its role in Tajweed, including the Sun letter rule<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Key words and three useful Arabic roots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Short exercises at the end let you check what you have learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/strong><\/td> Details<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Seen (\u0633)<\/strong><\/td> Name:<\/strong> \u0633\u0650\u064a\u0646 (S\u012bn), written \u201cSeen\u201d in English<\/td><\/tr> Sound<\/strong><\/td> [s], like ss in \u201cWasser\u201d or s in English \u201csun\u201d<\/td><\/tr> Position in the alphabet<\/strong><\/td> 12th (hij\u0101\u02be\u012b order)<\/td><\/tr> Abjad value<\/strong><\/td> 15th in abjad order, value 60<\/td><\/tr> Transliteration<\/strong><\/td> Common: s \u00b7 DIN 31635: s \u00b7 ISO 233: s \u00b7 Arabizi: s (no number needed)<\/td><\/tr> Point of articulation<\/strong><\/td> Tip of the tongue, just above the lower front teeth<\/td><\/tr> Sun or Moon letter<\/strong><\/td> Sun letter<\/td><\/tr> Heavy or light<\/strong><\/td> Always light (muraqqaq)<\/td><\/tr> Dots<\/strong><\/td> None<\/td><\/tr> Connection<\/strong><\/td> Connects on both sides (four forms)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n In DIN 31635, \u201cs\u201d always means the voiceless sound and \u201cz\u201d stands for \u0632. So when you read \u201csal\u0101m\u201d in German transliteration, say it with a sharp s, never with a German z-like s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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