ش — ش
The thirteenth letter of the alphabet: called شِينٌ. It is one of the letters termed مَهْمُوسَة [or non-vocal, i. e. pronounced with the breath only, without the voice]; and of the letters termed شَجْرِيَّة, (TA,) from الشَّجْرُ, which means “ the place of the opening of the mouth. ” (TA on the letter ج. See […]