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التاء

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the Arabic letter 'Tāʼ' (ت) as a phonetic element and its various grammatical functions. It also covers demonstrative pronouns and related forms that incorporate this letter, detailing their usage in pointing to feminine singulars, duals, and plurals, as well as their variations with suffixes and prefixes.

Derived headwords

التاءnoun
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    The letter Tāʼboth

    The third letter of the Arabic alphabet, pronounced 't'.

تاويةadjective
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    Related to Tāʼclassical

    An adjective describing something related to the letter Tāʼ, such as a poem.

تيويةadjective
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    Related to Tāʼclassical

    An adjective describing something related to the letter Tāʼ, similar to 'tāwiyah'.

تييتverb
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    to writeclassical

    To write something, specifically referring to writing a good 'Tāʼ'.

أنتَpronoun
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    you (masculine singular)both

    The second-person masculine singular pronoun, with the 'Tāʼ' being vocalized.

أنتِpronoun
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    you (feminine singular)both

    The second-person feminine singular pronoun, with the 'Tāʼ' being vocalized.

قمتَverb
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    you stood (masculine)both

    The past tense verb 'you stood', where the 'Tāʼ' represents the second-person masculine singular pronoun suffix.

قامتْverb
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    she stoodboth

    The past tense verb 'she stood', where the 'Tāʼ' is a marker of feminine singular.

تاpronoun
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    this (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun used to point to a feminine singular entity, similar to 'dhā'.

تهpronoun
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    this (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun used to point to a feminine singular entity, similar to 'tā'.

ذهpronoun
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    this (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun used to point to a feminine singular entity, similar to 'tā' and 'tah'.

تانpronoun
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    these two (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun used to indicate the feminine dual.

أولاءpronoun
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    these (feminine plural)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun used to indicate the feminine plural.

تياpronoun
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    this (feminine, diminutive)classical

    The diminutive form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tā', used for feminine singular.

تياكpronoun
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    this one (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun incorporating the diminutive 'tā' and the suffix 'kā'.

تيالكpronoun
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    this one (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun incorporating the diminutive 'tā' and the suffix 'lāka'.

هاتاpronoun
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    come (feminine)classical

    An imperative form used to call a feminine singular, derived from 'tā' with 'hā'.

تيكpronoun
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    that (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine singular at a distance, with a kasra.

تاكpronoun
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    that (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine singular at a distance, with a fatha.

تلكpronoun
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    that (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine singular at a distance, with a kasra.

تالكpronoun
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    that (feminine dual)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine dual at a distance.

تانكpronoun
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    that (feminine dual)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine dual at a distance.

أولئكpronoun
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    those (feminine plural)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine plural at a distance.

أولاكpronoun
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    those (feminine plural)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine plural at a distance, an alternative to 'ulāʼika'.

أولالكpronoun
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    those (feminine plural)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine plural at a distance, an alternative to 'ulāʼika'.

هاتيكpronoun
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    that (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine singular at a distance, incorporating 'hā' and 'tīk'.

هاتاكpronoun
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    that (feminine)classical

    A demonstrative pronoun indicating a feminine singular at a distance, incorporating 'hā' and 'tāk'.

Parallel reading

وتصغير تا: تيا
And the diminutive of 'tā' is 'tiyā'.
وتدخل عليها ها، فيقال: هاتا
And 'hā' is added to it, so it is said: 'hātā'.
فإن خوطب بها، جاء الكاف، فقيل: تيك وتاك وتلك وتلك، بالكسر، وبالفتح ردية
And if it is addressed, the 'kāf' comes, and it is said: 'tīk', 'tāk', 'tilka', and 'tilka', with a kasra, and with a fatha it is 'radīyah'.
وللتثنية: تالك وتانك
And for the dual: 'tālik' and 'tānk'.
وتشدد، والجمع: أولئك وأولاك وأولالك
And it is geminated, and the plural is: 'ulāʼika', 'ulāk', and 'ulālik'.
وتدخل الهاء على تيك وتاك، فيقال: هاتيك وهاتاك
And 'hā' is added to 'tīk' and 'tāk', so it is said: 'hātīk' and 'hātāk'.
والتاء المفردة محركة في أوائل الأسماء، وفي أواخرها، وفي أواخر الأفعال، ومسكنة في أواخرها
And the singular 'Tāʼ' is vocalized at the beginnings of nouns, and at their ends, and at the ends of verbs, and it is silenced at their ends.
والمحركة في أوائل الأسماء حرف جر للقسم، ويختص بالتعجب، وباسم الله تعالى، وربما قالوا: تربي، وترب الكعبة، وتالرحمن
And the vocalized 'Tāʼ' at the beginnings of nouns is a preposition for an oath, and it is specific to exclamation, and to the name of God Almighty, and sometimes they say: 'tarabbī', 'tarabba al-Kaʿbah', and 'tā-Raḥmān'.
والمحركة في أواخرها حرف خطاب: كأنت وأنت
And the vocalized 'Tāʼ' at their ends is a second-person address: like 'anta' and 'anti'.
والمحركة في أواخر الأفعال ضمير: كقمت
And the vocalized 'Tāʼ' at the ends of verbs is a pronoun: like 'qumta'.
والساكنة في أواخرها علامة للتأنيث: كقامت
And the silent 'Tāʼ' at their ends is a marker for the feminine: like 'qāmat'.
وربما وصلت بثم ورب، والأكثر تحريكها معهما بالفتح
And sometimes it is connected with 'thumma' and 'rubba', and most often it is vocalized with them by a fatha.