Dhāl
ذَال
Shapes in a word
ذ
alone
ذ
start
ـذ
middle
ـذ
end
ذ never joins the letter after it.
Like “th” in “this” — never “z” and never “d”.
In the Quran
Voiced · الجَهْرSoft (flowing) · الرَّخَاوَةLowered (light) · الاسْتِفَالOpen · الانْفِتَاحRestrained · الإِصْمَات
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Tip of the tongue with the edges of the upper front teeth
The tip of the tongue touches the biting edges of the upper front teeth — it peeks out a little.
Let the tip of the tongue touch the edges of the upper front teeth and hum.
More words with ذ
ذَWith fatha
ذِWith kasra
ذُWith damma
ذْWith sukun
Characteristics (ṣifāt)
| Voiced | الجَهْر | The breath is held back and the voice carries the letter. |
| Soft (flowing) | الرَّخَاوَة | The sound flows on while the letter is held. |
| Lowered (light) | الاسْتِفَال | The tongue stays low, so the letter sounds light. |
| Open | الانْفِتَاح | The tongue stays apart from the palate. |
| Restrained | الإِصْمَات | Made further in, so it takes more care to say. |