Letters Group 4: Siin to Daad

This lesson introduces four letters: Siin (س), Shiin (ش), Saad (ص), and Daad (ض). This group includes the first emphatic consonants — sounds produced with a thickened, deeper quality that do not exist in English. Arabic is sometimes called "the language of Daad" (لغة الضاد) because the letter ض is considered unique to Arabic.

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Pair 1: س (Siin) and ش (Shiin) — The Tooth Letters

These two letters feature a distinctive "teeth" shape — three small peaks resembling teeth on a comb.

Letter 12: س (Siin)

Four Forms of Siin

Form	Shape	Description
Isolated	س	Three teeth with a long tail, no dots
Initial	سـ	Three teeth connecting left
Medial	ـسـ	Three teeth connecting both sides
Final	ـس	Three teeth with tail connecting from right

Pronunciation

• Identical to the English "s" as in "sun"

Example Words

Arabic	Transliteration	Meaning
سَلام	salaam	peace
سَمَك	samak	fish
دَرس	dars	lesson