Ṭaa and ẓaa

Distinguish two tall emphatic letters from ordinary taa and dhaal.

Look at the letter then pronounce it

Both letters have a tall stroke rising from a rounded body. Keep the tongue body retracted for emphasis, without straining. Here ẓ represents emphatic voiced th; some regional speech uses an emphatic z-like realization.

ط ظ

ṭaa / ẓaa

ṭaa

A tall stroke and rounded body with no dot. ṭ is emphatic t; plain ت is ordinary t.isolated: طinitial: طـmedial: ـطـfinal: ـط

ṭaa

ẓaa

The ṭaa body with one dot above. ẓ is emphatic dh, based on the voiced th in this; ذ is the plain sound.isolated: ظinitial: ظـmedial: ـظـfinal: ـظ

ẓaa