Shīn
شِين
Shapes in a word
ش
alone
شـ
start
ـشـ
middle
ـش
end
Like “sh” in “ship”, with the air spreading through the mouth.
In the Quran
Whispered · الهَمْسSoft (flowing) · الرَّخَاوَةLowered (light) · الاسْتِفَالOpen · الانْفِتَاحRestrained · الإِصْمَاتSpreading · التَّفَشِّي
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Middle of the tongue with the hard palate
The middle of the tongue rises to the middle of the hard palate.
Raise the middle of the tongue toward the hard palate and let the air spread widely.
More words with ش
شَWith fatha
شِWith kasra
شُWith damma
شْWith sukun
Characteristics (ṣifāt)
| Whispered | الهَمْس | Breath keeps flowing with the letter, so it sounds airy. |
| Soft (flowing) | الرَّخَاوَة | The sound flows on while the letter is held. |
| Lowered (light) | الاسْتِفَال | The tongue stays low, so the letter sounds light. |
| Open | الانْفِتَاح | The tongue stays apart from the palate. |
| Restrained | الإِصْمَات | Made further in, so it takes more care to say. |
| Spreading | التَّفَشِّي | The air of ش spreads through the mouth. |