The ninth point uses the tip of the tongue near the roots of the upper incisors for ṭāʾ (ط), dāl (د), and tāʾ (ت). The upper incisors are the front upper teeth; the “roots” mean their inner base region.
Practice طَ، دَ، تَ and the corresponding closed forms. Sharing a general articulation region does not erase the distinctive sound qualities, particularly the contrast between ṭāʾ and the other two.
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Point 9: Tongue tip at upper incisor roots
Makhārij al-Ḥurūf — The Fifteen Articulation Points
The ninth point uses the tip of the tongue near the roots of the upper incisors for ṭāʾ (ط), dāl (د), and tāʾ (ت). The upper incisors are the front upper teeth; the “roots” mean their inner base region.
Practice طَ، دَ، تَ and the corresponding closed forms. Sharing a general articulation region does not erase the distinctive sound qualities, particularly the contrast between ṭāʾ and the other two.