The Boat
A shallow boat floating on the water line — letters differ only by dots above or below
The Boat
These letters share the same boat-shaped body sitting on the baseline. They differ only by the number and position of dots.
ب
بَاء — Baa
b as in 'ball'
ت
تَاء — Taa
t as in 'top'
ث
ثَاء — Thaa
th as in 'think'
ن
نُون — Nuun
n as in 'noon'
ي
يَاء — Yaa
y as in 'yes'
How to tell them apart
All these letters share the same base shape — only the dots distinguish them.
بBaa● One dot below the boat shape
تTaa●● Two dots above the boat shape
ثThaa●●● Three dots above the boat shape
نNuun● One dot above the boat shape
يYaa●● Two dots below the boat shape
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