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The Arabic letter Sheen ش

Sheen (شين) is the 13th letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is pronounced sh.

ش

How to say it

Like “sh” in “ship”.

Its four shapes

شAlone
شـStart
ـشـMiddle
ـشEnd

Sheen joins to the letter after it, so it has four shapes. The line (ـ) shows where it connects to the letters around it.

Practise writing

Trace over the grey letter with your finger or mouse. Arabic is written from right to left.

How to spot it

Three dots above.

Don’t confuse it with

س Seen

Example word

شَمْسshams
sun