What Arabic Alphabets Dal د Dhal ذ are?What is this letter ذ?How do you pronounce the letter ذ?
- Arabic Alphabets Dal د and Dhal ذ are eighth and ninth letters of Arabic.
- Both has the same shape but dot make them different from each other.
د
- Its equivalent in English is ” D “.
- It is pronounce as ‘ dal ‘.
- It does not has any dot.
Articulation Point
Letter dal د is pronounce from the top part of tip pf the tongue and gum line of the two top incisors meet while back part of the tongue is lowered
ذ
- Its equivalent in English is “Dh”.
- It is pronounce as ‘zal’.
- It has a dot over it.
- The dot make it different from letter د
- Letter dhal ذ is often confuse with letter daad ض and zal ز in its phonics.
- Letter dhal ذ is a soft letter but daad ض is a heavy letter.
- Letter dhal ذ is soft sound but zal ز has sharp sound.
Articulation Point
Letter dhal ذ is pronounce from tip of tongue from top side of tip and bottom edges of two top incisors.