Lesson 9: Letters – ص (Sad), ض (Dad), ط (Ta), ظ (Dha)
These are emphatic consonants, pronounced with a deeper resonance.
- (Sad) is pronounces as a deep /S/.
- (Dad) is pronounces as a deep /D/.
- (Ta) is pronounces as a deep /T/.
- (Dha) is pronounces as a deep /DH/.
Letter Connections
These Arabic letters are dual-joining, which means they connect to both the preceding and following letters in a word. See the table:
| Final | Medial | Initial | Isolated | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ـص | ـصـ | صـ | ص | Ṣād (ṣ) |
| ـض | ـضـ | ضـ | ض | Ḍād (ḍ) |
| ـط | ـطـ | طـ | ط | Ṭāʾ (ṭ) |
| ـظ | ـظـ | ظـ | ظ | Ḍhāʾ (dh) |
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