Letter 17 of 29
Dha
Transliterated “dh”
ظ
Its four forms
An Arabic letter changes shape depending on where it sits in a word. All four are the same letter.
- Isolated
- ظ
- Initial
- ظـ
- Medial
- ـظـ
- Final
- ـظ
Where it comes from
Tip of the tongue between the teeth, raised
The heavy counterpart of ذ. Tongue between the teeth and raised at the back.
More on this articulation point →Qualities
- Rakhawah
- Jahr
- Isti'la
- Itbaq
Joining: Joins to the letter that follows it.
Common mistakes
- Substituting ض
- Substituting ز
In the Quran
- 2:257الظُّلُمَاتِHeavy dha