Arabic

Letter

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س • ‎(sīn)

1. The twelfth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ز ‎(z) and followed by ش ‎(š).
2. X, unknown variable.

Symbol

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س • ‎(sīn)

1. The fifteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ن ‎(n) and followed by ع ‎(ʿ).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا ‎(ā), ب ‎(b), ت ‎(t), ث ‎(ṯ), ج ‎(j), ح ‎(ḥ), خ ‎(ḵ), د ‎(d), ذ ‎(ḏ), ر ‎(r), ز ‎(z), س ‎(s), ش ‎(š), ص ‎(ṣ), ض ‎(ḍ), ط ‎(ṭ), ظ ‎(ẓ), ع ‎(ʿ), غ ‎(ḡ), ف ‎(f), ق ‎(q), ك ‎(k), ل ‎(l), م ‎(m), ن ‎(n), ه ‎(h), و ‎(w), ي ‎(y)
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Etymology 2

Shortened form of سَوْفَ ‎(sawfa).

Particle

سَـ • ‎(sa-)

1. will (prefix indicating the future tense)

Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sin/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س ‎(sīn)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ݱ
• Next letter: ش

Malay

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter, Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): [sen]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [s]

Letter

س / س‍ / ‍س‍ / ‍س

1. The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف; ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ 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 ^[edit]

Etymology 2

Shortened form of اسا, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sə]
• Rhymes: -sə, -ə

Alternative forms

• esa
• ĕsă
• se (se-)
• sĕ (sĕ-)
• sa (sa-)
• să (să-)
• اسا

Numeral

س ‎(Rumi spelling se)

1. (cardinal) one

Derived terms

• se- / س-

Synonyms

• satu / ساتو
• tunggal / توڠݢل
• eka (eka-) / ايک (ايک-)
• ahad / احد

Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sin/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س • ‎(sin)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ږ
• Next letter: ش

Persian

Pronunciation

Letter

ﺱ / ﺳ‍ / ﺴ / ‍ﺲ • ‎(sin)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ژ and followed by ش. Its name is سین.

Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /si:n/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س ‎(sīn)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ز
• Next letter: ش

Urdu

Alternative forms

• स ‎(sa)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /sin/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س • ‎(sīn)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ژ
• Next letter: ش

Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /se/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

س • ‎(se)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ژ ‎(zh)
• Next letter: ش ‎(sh)