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

  1. The name of the Arabic letter ة, a form of the letter ت (t). This letter largely functions as a marker for the feminine gender.
  • تَاء مَفْتُوحَة (tāʾ maftūḥa)
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