Talim-ul-Quran — Page 46
The Arabic Alphabet letters (Ḥurūfut-Taḥajji) are 29 in number. . The pronunciation of the majority of these letters bears resemblance to English sounds. . However, the pronunciation of a few is exclusively Arabic. The following consonants bear little or no resemblance to English sounds:. Arabic Letter. Soud Symbol. S. English Equivalent saw ص. Y b ظ. C ع d. N. doll task. No Equivalent* h. No Equivalent*. No Equivalent* * Pronunciation is strictly Arabic. . THE EMPHATIC AND NON-EMPHATIC LETTERS. The following four letters are traditionally called the emphatics: ص ض ظ ط. Pronunciation of these letters is indicated in transliteration by a dot underneath the sound symbol for their non-emphatic counterparts as shown below. . Non-emphatics س د 可 ذ. Transliteration. Emphatics. S 30 d t dh 46 -પુ b b. Transliteration . يد. Z. N.