ع Letters: ط ظ ع غ

Unit 2 · Letters, vowels & people around you (MSA) · 9 min

ط and ظ are emphatic too. ع is a throat sound unique to Arabic (squeeze the throat); غ is like a French r. Examples: عَيْن (eye), غَدًا (tomorrow).

Words in this lesson

• ط (ṭā’) — Ṭā’ (emphatic t)
• ظ (ẓā’) — Ẓā’ (emphatic dh)
• ع (ʿayn) — ʿAyn (throat sound)
• غ (ghayn) — Ghayn (French-like r)
• عَيْن (ʿayn) — eye
• غَدًا (ghadan) — tomorrow

Project: Collect Arabic names containing ع, such as عَلِيّ and عُمَر.