Arabic for greeting

taHiyya
ﺗَﺤِﻴَّﺔ
greeting – feminine singular

ﺗَﺤِﻴَّﺔ is an Arabic word. The meaning is greeting. You pronounce it taHiyya.

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Part of speech: noun.

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Important letters:
The root of the word greeting consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written and pronounced H, ya that is written and pronounced y and ya that is written and pronounced y. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word greeting letter by letter

ﺗَﺤِﻴَّﺔ
ﺗـ
ـﺤـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺤـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺔ
 
ta
t
Ha
H
ya
y
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for greeting consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﺤِﻴَّﺔ and pronounced taHiyya.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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