The Abjad value of Seen (س) is 60, the fifteenth letter of the Abjad. Seen is a sun letter of three teeth, and it opens words of peace and submission such as Salam (peace), Islam, and the divine name As-Salam (the Source of Peace).
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Seen is the fifteenth letter of the Abjad, worth 60. Shaped like three small teeth, it opens the words a Muslim lives by, from Salam (peace) to Islam itself.
What Is the Arabic Letter Seen (س)?
Seen is the fifteenth letter in the Abjad order and a sun letter. It is written as three teeth in a row with a small tail, and it connects on both sides.
Seen forms a pair with ش (Sheen): the two share the same three-teeth shape, and three dots above turn Seen (60) into Sheen (300). Seen carries no dots.
- Abjad Position: 15th, value 60
- Modern Alphabet Position: 12th
- Type: a sun letter (huruf shamsiyya)
- Origin: the Semitic Samekh line, matching Hebrew Samekh and Greek Xi at 60
- Dots: none
- Joining: connects on both sides, with four forms
- Opens: Salam (peace), Islam, Sama (sky), Sirr (secret)
What Is the Abjad Value of Seen?
In the Abjad system the value of Seen is 60. It follows Noon (50) and keeps its value in any position.
Seen is 60 in both the Mashriqi and Maghribi systems. See the Abjad Calculation Rules, or total any name in the Abjad Calculator.
| System | Seen value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mashriqi (Eastern / Standard) | 60 | Used across the Arab world and South Asia |
| Maghribi (Western) | 60 | Used in North Africa; unchanged for Seen |
Seen: The Letter of Peace
Seen opens سلام (salam, peace), إسلام (islam, submission and peace), and the divine name السلام (As-Salam). It also begins سماء (sama, sky) and سر (sirr, secret). These are points of language, not properties of the number 60.
Because it starts the very word Islam, Seen is one of the most frequently written letters in the whole tradition.
Names of Allah That Begin With Seen
| Name | Meaning | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| السلام | As-Salam, the Source of Peace | 162 |
| السميع | As-Sami, the All-Hearing | 211 |
For the full set of divine names, see the 99 Names of Allah.
Words of Peace and the Unseen
| Word | Meaning | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| سلام | Salam, peace | 131 |
| إسلام | Islam, submission / peace | 132 |
| سماء | Sama, sky | 102 |
| سر | Sirr, secret | 260 |
Names That Contain Seen
Seen begins many well-known names. The totals below are plain letter sums, shown for study only.
Prophets and Companions
| Name | Who they were | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| سليمان | Sulayman (Solomon), a prophet and king | 191 |
| سلمان | Salman al-Farisi, a companion | 181 |
Other Names
| Name | Meaning | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| سعد | Saad, “felicity” | 134 |
| سعيد | Said, “happy” | 144 |
| سارة | Sara, wife of Ibrahim | 266 |
Everyday Words That Contain Seen
Seen is common across everyday Arabic. Here are a few familiar words.
| Word | Meaning | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| مسلم | Muslim, “one who submits” | 170 |
| شمس | Sun (shams) | 400 |
| درس | Lesson (dars) | 264 |
How to Write Seen (س)
Seen connects on both sides and has four shapes. Its three teeth stay in the initial and medial forms, then flow into a wide dish in the isolated and final forms.
| Position | Form | Example | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isolated | س | درس | Dars (lesson) |
| Initial | سـ | سلام | Salam (peace) |
| Medial | ـسـ | مسلم | Muslim |
| Final | ـس | شمس | Shams (sun) |
Seen and Sheen
Seen and ش (Sheen) are a matched pair. Adding three dots above turns Seen (60) into Sheen (300); the three teeth stay the same, only the dots and the value change.
اردو میں حرف س (س)
حرف س ابجد کا پندرہواں حرف ہے اور اس کا عدد (adad) 60 ہے۔ یہ ایک شمسی حرف ہے جس کے تین دندانے ہوتے ہیں۔
یہ حرف سلام (امن) اور اسلام جیسے الفاظ کی بنیاد ہے، اور اسمِ السلام بھی اسی سے شروع ہوتا ہے۔
یہ عدد صرف حساب اور مطالعے کے لیے ہے۔ کسی مذہبی فیصلے کے لیے مستند عالم سے رجوع کریں۔
Seen Across Ancient Alphabets
Seen carries the value of the fifteenth position in the older counting alphabets, matching Hebrew Samekh and Greek Xi at 60.
| Tradition | Letter | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic Abjad | س | 60 | Seen, the fifteenth letter |
| Hebrew Gematria | ס | 60 | Samekh, also at 60 |
| Phoenician | 𐤎 | n/a | Samekh, the original symbol |
| Greek | Ξ (Xi) | 60 | Greek Xi is also 60 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The letter Seen (س) has an Abjad value of 60 in both the Mashriqi and Maghribi systems. It is the fifteenth letter in the Abjad order.
Seen (س) has no dots and is worth 60. Adding three dots above makes Sheen (ش), which is worth 300. The three-teeth shape is shared; only the dots and value differ.
Seen is a sun letter, so the lam of the article al- assimilates into it, as in as-salam rather than al-salam.
The word Islam (إسلام) has an Abjad value of 132: Alif 1, Seen 60, Lam 30, Alif 1, Meem 40.
As-Salam (the Source of Peace) and As-Sami (the All-Hearing) both begin with Seen once the article al- is set aside.
Because it opens salam (peace), islam (submission and peace), and the divine name As-Salam, three of the most central words in the faith.
Sulayman, Salman, Saad, and Said all begin with Seen. You can total each in the calculator on this page.
No. It is a fixed number used to add letters and makes no claim about the future.
✓ Key Takeaways
- Seen (س) has an Abjad value of 60, the fifteenth value in the table
- It is a sun letter of three teeth with no dots and four forms
- Seen pairs with Sheen (ش); three dots change 60 into 300
- It opens words of peace and submission: Salam, Islam
- It begins the divine names As-Salam and As-Sami
- Seen matches Hebrew Samekh and Greek Xi at 60
- The value is plain arithmetic, for study and reference only
Sources & Further Reading
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Abjad for the letter order and traditional values.
- Unicode Arabic Block (U+0600) for the letter and its code point (U+0633).
- Eastern vs. Maghribi Abjad for how the Mashriqi and Maghribi systems compare.