 | Duncan Forbes - English language - 1858 - 1140 pages
...letter of the Arabic alphabet. It does not occur, strictly speaking, in words of Persian or Indian origin. Its sound, among the Arabs, is that of th...but the Persians and Indians give it the sound of s. It is one of the radical letters, never being employed in the formation of derivatives ; and in... | |
 | Hindustani language - 1899 - 936 pages
...of fowls, adj. Tiny, small. called »s the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It does not occur in words of Persian origin. Its sound, among the Arabs,...but, the Persians and Indians give it the sound of s. In the appropriation of the letters of the Arabic alphabet to denote numbers, i¿J represente 500.... | |
 | Foreign Language Study - 1999 - 950 pages
...i« Hi or Ла called O« or ЛаС^ is the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It does not occur in words of Persian origin. Its sound, among the Arabs,...letters of the -Arabic alphabet to denote numbers, dJ representa 500. When, moreover, Persian words are introduced into Arabic writings, this letter is... | |
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It does not occur in words of Persian origin. Its sound, among the Arabs, is that of th, in the English word thin ; but, the Persians and Indians give it the sound of s. 