Letter 16 of 29
Ta (heavy)
Transliterated “t”
ط
Its four forms
An Arabic letter changes shape depending on where it sits in a word. All four are the same letter.
- Isolated
- ط
- Initial
- طـ
- Medial
- ـطـ
- Final
- ـط
Where it comes from
Tip of the tongue against the base of the upper front teeth, raised
The heavy counterpart of ت, with qalqalah on sukun.
More on this articulation point →Qualities
- Shiddah
- Jahr
- Qalqalah
- Isti'la
- Itbaq
Joining: Joins to the letter that follows it.
Common mistakes
- Pronouncing it as ت
- Omitting the qalqalah
In the Quran
- 20:1طهOpening letters of Ta-Ha