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Letter 14 of 28

The letter ص

How ص is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.

Letter forms

A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
  • صـStart of a word
  • ـصـMiddle of a word
  • ـصEnd, joined
  • صEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.

صَ

Short vowel

Short vowel

Long vowel

Tanween

Sukun

Words from the curriculum

Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.

At the start

  • صَـقْـرٌصَـقْـ/ـرٌ
  • صِـفَـةٌصِـ/ـفَـ/ـةٌ
  • صُـرَاخٌصُـ/ــرَا/خٌ
  • صَادَصَا/دَ
  • صِيـرَةصِيـ/ـرَ/ةٌ
  • صُورَةصُو/رَ/ةٌ

In the middle

  • بَصَلٌبَـ/ـصَـ/ـلٌ
  • يَـصِفُيَـ/ـصِـ/ـفُ
  • قَصْـرٌقَصْـ/ـرٌ
  • مَصَابِيْحمَـ/ـصَا/بِيْـ/ـحُ
  • عـَصِيـرعـَ/ـصِيـ/ـرٌ
  • حُصُونحُـ/ـصُو/نٌ

At the end

  • رَقَـصَرَ/قَـ/ـصَ
  • يَـقُـصُّيَـ/ـقُـصْـ/ـصُ
  • اقْـصُصْاقْـ/ـصُـصْ
  • عَـصَاعَـ/ـصَا
  • أَقَاصِيأَ/قَا/صِي
  • نصَّـًانَصْـ/ـصًا
  • نَصٍّنَصْـ/ـصٍ
  • نَصٌّنَصْـ/ـصٌ

Write the letter ص