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 |