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The most common transliteration in English is "th", e.g. Ethiopia (إثيوبيا), thawb (ثوب). In name and shape, it is a variant of tāʾ (ت). [2] Its numerical value is 500 (see Abjad numerals). The Arabic letter ث is named ثَاءْ ṯāʾ. It is written in several ways depending in its position in the word:
The thawb dates back to the arrival of Islam in the Arab world in roughly 600 AD. It was a long- or short-sleeved gown worn over the qamis, an undergarment, by both men and women. The word thawb during this time was a general term for clothing and fabric because most types of clothing were mere pieces of cloth, or shiqqa.
[1] [2] It is referred to as a tunic in English, and as the Thawb in Arab countries. The kanzu is an ankle or floor length garment. The kanzu is an ankle or floor length garment. It serves as the national costume of Tanzania as well as the Comoros , where it is called/pronounced 'Kandu' as well as thawb.
Thawāb, Sawab, Hasanat or Ajr (Arabic: ثواب, Hindi: सवाब saʋāb, Bengali: সওয়াব sôwab) is an Arabic term meaning "reward".Specifically, in the context of an Islamic worldview, thawāb refers to spiritual merit or reward that accrues from the performance of good deeds and piety based on the guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad.
Pronunciation can change over time. Dictionaries may list the most commonly used forms of words, but as language changes, dictionaries change as well. At best, any guide to suggested pronunciation can reflect the preponderance of usage. A word like immediately, for example, is variously pronounced by Americans as: ihMEEdeeuhtlee; uhMEEdeeuhtlee
In his book, "Al-Maqsad Al-Asna fi Sharah Asma' Allahu al-Husna" (also known as "The Best Means in Explaining Allah's Beautiful Names"), Imam Al Ghazali translates At-Tawwāb as "The Ever-Relenting, [2] He who constantly turns man to repentance".
The BBC Pronunciation Unit, also known as the BBC Pronunciation Research Unit, is an arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) comprising linguists (phoneticians) whose role is "to research and advise on the pronunciation of any words, names or phrases in any language required by anyone in the BBC". [1]
Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct" or "standard" pronunciation) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language. [1] (Pronunciation ⓘ)