Learn the Arabic letter Thaa with word samples 2023
The Arabic letter Thaa ظ is the 17th letter in the Arabic alphabet. It has -almost- the shape of an oval with a “stick” and a dot over it. The dot is the only difference between Tah ط and Thaa ظ. In addition to the isolated form, this letter has 3 forms in an Arabic word.
The pronunciation of the letter Thaa ظ is similar to the pronunciation of the letter Thaa ث, but unlike Thaa ث, it is rough. The pronunciation of Thaa comes from your mouth by pressing your tongue to your central incisor teeth of the upper jaw and pronouncing D. It is similar to the pronunciation of the “th” in the word “although”.
Examples of words with Thaa ظ:
Here are some examples of the letter Taa ظ at the beginning, middle, and end of the word:
The initial Thaa ظ:
Arabic
English
Pronunciation
ظهر
Back (as an organ)
thahr
ظاهرة
Phenomenon
Thahira
ظنّ
He thought
Thann
The middle Thaa ظ:
Arabic
English
Pronunciation
وظيفة
Job\homework
Wathifa
نظافة
Cleanliness
Nathafa
ملاحظة
Note
Mulahatha
The terminal Thaa ظ:
Arabic
English
Pronunciation
حفظ
Save
Hifth
استيقظ
He got up
Istayqath
فظّ
Rude
Fath
The letter Thaa ظ with the Harakat حركات:
The letter Thaa ظ with fat.ha فتحة:
Arabic
English
Pronunciation
نظَارة
Eyeglasses
Nathaara
موظَّف
Officer\office worker
mwthaf
نظَام
System
Nitham
The letter Thaa ظ with the Damma ضمة:
Arabic
English
Pronunciation
منظُور
Perspective
Manthur
ظُلمة
Darkness
Thulma
محظُوظ
Lucky
Mahthuth
The letter Thaa ظ with Kasra كسرة:
Arabic
English
Pronunciation
حظِيرة
Barn
Hatheera
منظِّف
Cleaner
Munathif
ظِفر
Nail
Thifr
The letter Thaa ظ with Sukuun سكون:
Arabic
English
Pronunciation
لفظْ
Pronunciation
Lafth
مكتظّْ
Crowded
Muktth
مُلاحَظْ
Observed
Mulahth
The letter Thaa ظ is one of the Arabic letters which are difficult to pronounce and can be mixed up with other letters. As for Thaa ظ, it could be mixed up with Thaa ث so pay attention.
