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Translingual
Letter
ت
Arabic letter tāʔ
Arabic
Etymology
From the Nabataean Aramaic letter 𐢞 ( l , “ taw ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤕 ( l , “ taw ” ) , from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏴 . See also Classical Syriac ܬ ( l , “ taw ” ) , Hebrew ת ( l , “ tav ” ) , Ancient Greek Τ ( T ) , Latin T .
Pronunciation
Letter
ت / ت / ت / ت • (tāʔ )
The third letter of the Arabic alphabet. Its name is تَاء ( tāʔ ) and it has the sound of English t . It is preceded by ب ( b ) and followed by ث ( ṯ ) .
Symbol
ت / ت / ت / ت • (tāʔ )
The twenty-second letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals ). It is preceded by ش ( š ) and followed by ث ( ṯ ) .
Short for تِلِفون ( tilifōn , “ telephone (number) ” ) . Used before phone numbers.
ت. 12345678 Phone No. 12345678
An emoticon representing a face with a large smile , more commonly used on languages that use the Perso-Arabic script like Arabic, Farsi, and Urdu.
بإمكانك، نأمل، حضور حفل الشواء غدًا ت'
Suffix
ـت • (-at )
Form of ة ( when further suffixed with a possessive pronoun ) .
( obsolete ) Dialectal form of ة ( -at )
أبو النجم العجلي
اَللّٰهُ نَجَّاكَ بِكَفَّيْ مَسْلَمَتْ / مِنْ بَعْدِمَا وَبَعْدِمَا وَبَعْدِمَتْ صَارَت نُفُوسُ الْقَوْمِ عِنْدَ الغَلْصَمَتْ / وَكَادَتِ الْحُرَّةُ أَنْ تُدْعَى أَمَتْ allāhu najjāka bikaffay maslamat / min baʕdimā wabaʕdimā wabaʕdimat ṣārat nufūsu l-qawmi ʕinda al-ḡalṣamat / wakādati l-ḥurratu ʔan tudʕā ʔamat (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Preposition
تَ • (ta )
particle denoting an oath , used only in تَٱللّٰهِ ( tal-lāhi )
Verb
ت • (t )
Abbreviation of تُوُفِّيَ ( tuwuffiya , “ died ” ) .
See also
(Arabic script letters ) ا ( ʔalif ) , ب ( bāʔ ) , ت ( tāʔ ) , ث ( ṯāʔ ) , ج ( jīm ) , ح ( ḥāʔ ) , خ ( ḵāʔ ) , د ( dāl ) , ذ ( ḏāl ) , ر ( rāʔ ) , ز ( zāy ) , س ( sīn ) , ش ( šīn ) , ص ( ṣād ) , ض ( ḍād ) , ط ( ṭāʔ ) , ظ ( ẓāʔ ) , ع ( ʕayn ) , غ ( ḡayn ) , ف ( fāʔ ) , ق ( qāf ) , ك ( kāf ) , ل ( lām ) , م ( mīm ) , ن ( nūn ) , ه ( hāʔ ) , و ( wāw ) , ي ( yāʔ )
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Azerbaijani
Letter
ت (tā’ ) (ت / ت / ت / ت )
The fourth letter of the Azeri in Arabic script.
Balti
Pronunciation
Letter
ت (transliteration needed )
The fourth letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
ت (transliteration needed )
The sixth letter of the Burushaski alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Central Kurdish
Letter
ت / ت / ت / ت (tā’ )
The fifth letter of the Kurdish abjad.
Chinese
Pronunciation
Letter
ت (t )
The fourth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology 1
From Arabic ت ( t ) . Letter name from Ottoman Turkish .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : , ( before voiced stops, except ʔ )
Letter
ت • (t )
The third letter of the Arabic alphabet, named ته ( tih ) . It is preceded by ب ( b ) and followed by ث ( s ) .
Etymology 2
Merger of Arabic ـتُ ( -tu ) and ـتَ ( -ta ) .
Pronunciation
Suffix
ـت • (-t )
Conjugates past-tense first-person singular verbs from third-person masculine forms.
عمل ( ʕamal , “ he did ” ) + ـت → عملت ( ʕamalt , “ I did ” )
Conjugates past-tense second-person masculine verbs from third-person masculine forms.
عمل ( ʕamal , “ he did ” ) + ـت → عملت ( ʕamalt , “ you did ” )
Usage Notes
Results in ـيت ( -ēt ) when attached after ـى ( -a ) or a geminate.
بنى ( bana , “ he built ” ) + ـت → بنيت ( banēt , “ I built; you built ” )
حبّ ( ḥabb , “ he loved ” ) + ـت → حبيت ( ḥabbēt , “ I loved; you loved ” )
Etymology 3
From Arabic ـَتْ ( -at ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( stressed ) , ( unstressed )
Suffix
ـت • (-it )
Conjugates past-tense third-person feminine verbs from third-person masculine forms.
حبّ ( ḥabb , “ he loved ” ) + ـت → حبّت ( ḥabbit , “ she loved ” )
Usage Notes
Removes ـى ( -a ) when attached after it, or results in ـت ( -at ) .
بنى ( bana , “ he built ” ) + ـت → بنت ( banit, banat , “ she built; it built ” )
Etymology 4
From Arabic تَـ ( ta- ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
تـ • (ti- )
Conjugates subjunctive present-tense second-person masculine verbs from first-person singular forms.
تـ + اعمل ( aʕmil , “ I do ” ) → تعمل ( tiʕmil , “ you do ” )
Conjugates subjunctive present-tense third-person feminine verbs from first-person singular forms.
تـ + اعمل ( aʕmil , “ I do ” ) → تعمل ( tiʕmil , “ she does; it does ” )
Hausa
Letter
ت / ت / ت / ت (tā’ )
The eighteenth letter of the Hausa abjad.
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
ت • (t )
The fifth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
Previous letter: پھ ( ph )
Next letter: تھ ( th )
Kazakh
Pronunciation
Letter
ت • (t )
The fourth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Т .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
Previous letter: پ
Next letter: ج
(Arabic script letters ) ا , ب , پ , ت , ج , چ , ح , د , ر , ز , س , ش , ع , ف , ق , ك , گ , ڭ , ل , م , ن , ە , ھ , و , ۇ , ۋ , ۆ , ى , ي .
Khowar
Pronunciation
Letter
ت (te )
The fourth letter of the Khowar abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
Previous letter: پ
Next letter: ٹ
Malay
Pronunciation
( Name of letter ) IPA (key ) :
( Phoneme, Syllable initial ) IPA (key ) :
( Phoneme, Syllable final ) IPA (key ) :
Letter
ت / ت / ت / ت
The third letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Arabic script .
See also
(Arabic script letters ) ا , ب , ت , ة , ث , ج , چ , ح , خ , د , ذ , ر , ز , س , ش , ص , ض , ط , ظ , ع , غ , ڠ , ف , ڤ , ق , ک , ݢ , ل , م , ن , و , ۏ , ه , ء , ي , ى , ڽ
Mozarabic
Etymology 1
From Latin tū .
Pronoun
ت (tu )
you ( second-person singular pronoun )
c. 1100, Anonymous,
Kharja A41 :
[ 1] لا تعرس منوني a-lā tu qariš manūnī Come, do you wish my death?
Etymology 2
From Latin tē , accusative of tū .
Pronoun
ت (ti )
you ( second-person singular object pronoun )
c. 1100, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubada,
Kharja A1 :
[ 2] لفر تِ ləgar-ti To find you .
References
^ Jones, Alan (1988 ) Romance Kharjas in Andalusian Arabic Muwaššaḥ Poetry (Oxford Oriental Institute Monographs; 9), Ithaca Press London, →ISBN , page 292
^ Jones, Alan (1988 ) Romance Kharjas in Andalusian Arabic Muwaššaḥ Poetry (Oxford Oriental Institute Monographs; 9), Ithaca Press London, →ISBN , pages 32-33
Pahari-Potwari
Pronunciation
Letter
ت / ت / ت / ت (tā’ )
The fourth letter of the Pahari-Potwari (Shahmukhi ) abjad. It is preceded by پ and followed by ٹ
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
Previous letter: پ ( p )
Next letter: ٹ ( ṭ )
Pashto
Pronunciation
Letter
ت • (te )
The fourth letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
Previous letter: پ
Next letter: ټ
Persian
Pronunciation
Letter
ت / ت / ت / ت • (te )
The fourth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by پ and followed by ث . Its name is ته or تِ .
Punjabi
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
ت / ت / ت / ت • (tā’ )
The fourth letter of the Punjabi (Shahmukhi ) abjad. It is preceded by پ and followed by ٹ
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
(Shahmukhi script letters ) ا , ب ( b ) , پ ( p ) , ت ( t ) , ٹ ( ṭ ) , ث ( s̱ ) , ج ( j ) , چ ( c ) , ح ( ḥ ) , خ ( x ) , د ( d ) , ڈ ( ḍ ) , ذ ( ẕ ) , ر ( r ) , ڑ ( ṛ ) , ز ( z ) , ژ ( ž ) , س ( s ) , ش ( ś ) , ص ( ṣ ) , ض ( ẓ ) , ط ( t̤ ) , ظ ( z̤ ) , ع ( ʻ ) , غ ( ġ ) , ف ( f ) , ق ( q ) , ک ( k ) , گ ( g ) , ل ( l ) , ࣇ ( ḷ ) , م ( m ) , ن ( n ) , ݨ ( ṇ ) , ں ( ṉ ) , ہ ( h ) , و ( v ) , ی ( y ) , ے ( e ) (Category: Punjabi letters )
Etymology 2
Suffix
ـَت • (-at ) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਅਤ )
Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
پنجابی ( panjābī , “ Punjabi ” ) + ـَت ( -at ) → پنجابیت ( panjābiyat , “ Punjabi culture, Punjabi-ness ” )
Derived terms
Sindhi
Pronunciation
Letter
ت • (te )
The fifth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
(Letters of the Sindhi alphabet ) ا , ب , ٻ , ڀ , ت , ٿ , ٽ , ٺ , ث , پ , ج , ڄ , جھ , ڃ , چ , ڇ , ح , خ , د , ڌ , ڏ , ڊ , ڍ , ذ , ر , ڙ , ڙھ , ز , س , ش , ص , ض , ط , ظ , ع , غ , ف , ڦ , ق , ڪ , ک , گ , ڳ , گھ , ڱ , ل , م , ن , ڻ , و , ه , ء , ي
Previous letter: ڀ
Next letter: ٿ
South Levantine Arabic
Conjunction
تـ • (ta- )
Alternative form of حتّى ( ḥatta )
Southern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *tuHám , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *túH , from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
Northern Kurdish
tu
Central Kurdish
تۆ ( to )
ت (ti )
you
your
See also
singular
plural
1st person
م (mə)
ئیمە (iːmæ)
2nd person
ت (tə)
ئیوە (iːwæ)
3rd person
ئەۊ (əæyː)
ئوان (əwaːn)
Urdu
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
ت • (te )
The fourth letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
Previous letter: پ ( p )
Next letter: ٹ ( ṭ )
Etymology 2
Suffix
ـت • (-at ) ( Hindi spelling -अत )
Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
چاہ ( cāh , “ liking, wish ” ) + ت ( t ) → چاہت ( cāhat , “ desire, fondness ” )
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -इत ( -ita ) .
Suffix
ـِت • (-it ) (Hindi spelling -इत )
-ed ( used to form past adjectives )
Derived terms
Category Urdu terms suffixed with ت not found
Uyghur
Pronunciation
Letter
ت • (te )
The fifth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
Previous letter: پ ( p )
Next letter: ج ( j )
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
ت (t )
The twenty-second letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script t .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ت
ـت
ـتـ
تـ
See also
Previous letter: ش
Next letter: اُ