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Important letters: ﺵ ﻑ ﻩ

The root of the word lip consists of three Arabic letters: shin that is written ﺵ and pronounced sh, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The letters of lip

ﺷَﻔَﺔ

ﺷـ

ـﻔـ

ـﺔ

ﺷـ

ـﻔـ

ـﺔ

ﺵ

ﺷـ

ـﺸـ

ـﺶ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﺓ

ـﺔ

shin

ta marbuta

The Arabic word for lip consists of: The letter shin that is written ﺵ ( here ﺷـ ) and pronounced sh. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f. 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 ﺷَﻔَﺔ and pronounced shafa.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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