How Do You Pronounce Dhal (ذ)?
Th as in this, voiced.
The sound
The voiced th of this, that, and mother. Tongue between the teeth, with the voice switched on.
English has it, the work is keeping it apart from its neighbours. ذ is soft and voiced, ث (tha) is soft and voiceless, and ظ (Dhaa) is this same sound said heavy.
The four written forms
Arabic letters change shape by position, alone, at the start, in the middle, and at the end of a word.
Dhal is one of the six letters (ا د ذ ر ز و) that never connect to the letter after them. It joins from the right only, so its initial form looks like its isolated form, and the letter following it starts fresh.
Dhal with harakat
The three short vowels: fatha says "a", kasra says "i", damma says "u".
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