| MA Sounds | Sound Description | |
|---|---|---|
| ḍ | voiced alveolar stop | These sounds are pronounced like their non-emphatic counterparts, but with a lower pitch and a greater tension in the tongue and throat. |
| ṣ | voiceless alveolar fricative | |
| ṭ | the Arabic emphatic “t” | |
| q | voiceless uvular stop | |
| x | voiceless uvular fricative | |
| ġ | voiced uvular fricative | |
| ħ | voiceless pharyngeal fricative | |
| ʕ | voiced pharyngeal fricative | |