LessonsLetter-by-Letter Qualities and Distinguishing FeaturesQuiz

ج: jahr, shiddah, istifāl, infitāḥ, qalqalah; unlike shīn’s spreading fricative quality. ح: hams and rikhāwah with a low tongue and open articulation.
خ: hams, rikhāwah, istiʿlāʾ, infitāḥ; distinguish it from ḥāʾ. د: jahr, shiddah, istifāl, infitāḥ, qalqalah; distinguish it from breathy tāʾ. Slowly compare أَجْ، أَحْ، أَخْ، أَدْ.

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Chart entries 5–8: jīm, ḥāʾ, khāʾ, dāl

Letter-by-Letter Qualities and Distinguishing Features

ج: jahr, shiddah, istifāl, infitāḥ, qalqalah; unlike shīn’s spreading fricative quality. ح: hams and rikhāwah with a low tongue and open articulation.
خ: hams, rikhāwah, istiʿlāʾ, infitāḥ; distinguish it from ḥāʾ. د: jahr, shiddah, istifāl, infitāḥ, qalqalah; distinguish it from breathy tāʾ. Slowly compare أَجْ، أَحْ، أَخْ، أَدْ.