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Letter 16 of 28

The letter ط

How ط 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.
  • طـStart of a word
  • ـطـــMiddle of a word
  • ـطEnd, joined
  • طEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

طَ

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

  • طَبِيِبٌطَـ/ـبِيـْ/ـبٌ
  • طِلَاءٌطِـ/ـلَا/ءٌ
  • طُـيُورٌطُـ/ــيُو/رٌ
  • طَالِـبطَا/لِـ/ـبٌ
  • طِيـنطِيْـ/ـنٌ
  • طُولطُوْ/لٌ

In the middle

  • مَـطَــرٌمَـ/ـطَـ/ـرٌ
  • فـَطِـنٌفـَ/ـطِـ/ـنٌ
  • قُـطُـزقُـ/ـطُـ/ـزٌ
  • بَطْـنٌبَطْـ/ـنٌ
  • قِطَارقِـ/ـطَا/رٌ
  • فَطِيرَةفـَ/طِيـْ/ـرَ/ةٌ
  • خُرْطُومخُرْ/طُو/مٌ

At the end

  • خَـطَـطَخَـ/ـطَـ/ـطَ
  • يُخَطِـطُيُـ/ـخَـ/ـطِـ/ـطٌ
  • بَـطْبَــطْ/
  • بَطَاطَابَـ/ـطَا/طَا
  • شُرْطِيشُرْ/طِيْـ/يٌ
  • رِبَاطًارِ/بَا/طًا
  • رِبَاطٍرِ/بَا/طٍ
  • رِبَاطٌرِ/بَا/طٌ

Write the letter ط