تاء مربوطة

Arabic

Etymology

تَاء‎ (tāʾ) +‎ مَرْبُوطَة‎ (marbūṭa, “tied, connected”), in reference to the shape of the letter. The latter is from the root ر ب ط‎ (r-b-ṭ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taːʔ mar.buː.tˁa/

Noun

تَاء مَرْبُوطَة‎ • (tāʾ marbūṭa) f

The name of the Arabic letter ة‎, a form of the letter ت‎ (t). This letter is now largely unpronounced when it is word-final, and functions as a marker for the feminine gender.

Related terms

تَاء مَفْتُوحَة‎ (tāʾ maftūḥa)

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