Arabic letter Dhaa (ظ)
ظَاء(Dhaa)
The four forms
- Isolated
- ظ
- Initial
- ظـ
- Medial
- ـظـ
- Final
- ـظ
Pronunciation
- How do you say it?
- A 'heavy' dhal: tongue tip between the teeth, with voice, and the back of the tongue raised.
- Sounds like
- Think of the th in 'this', but heavier.
- Tip for parents
- Some dialects say a heavy z instead, but in the Quran the tongue tip comes between the teeth.
Words with this letter

ظَرْف
envelope
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