ተ (ta)
The Ge'ez letter ተ is called ታው (tāw). It represents an “voiceless denti-alveolar plosive”, which is the unaspirated <t> sound in the English words tall, teal, and tech.
Its shape ተ is derived from the epigraphic character: 𐩩. It correlates to the Arabic letter ت, the Syriac letter ܬ, and the Hebrew letter ת.
Ge’ez words starting with ተ include ተስፋ (tasfā) “hope”, ትእግሥት (təʾəgəšt) “patience”, and ትርጓሜ (tərgwāme) “translation”.
