As the Arabs put a diacritical dot over the zad, we must do the same, and distinguish zad ص from z͏̇ad ض. The difference of pronunciation must be learnt from grammars, or from practical intercourse with natives of Arabia, Egypt, or Algiers.
DENTALS.
Hebrew. | Arabic. | Sanskrit. | |
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Which letter comes by its value and origin nearer than any other to the dental tenuis?
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ת tav | ت ta ث t͏̇a | त |
Which to the dental tenuis aspirata?
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ט theth | ط tha ظ t͏̇ha | थ |
{{{1}}}„ dental media? | ד dalet | د dal, ذ d͏̇al | द |
{{{1}}}„ dental media aspirata? | — | [ذ dhal] | ध |
{{{1}}}„ dental nasal | נ nun | ن nun | न |
{{{1}}}„ dental semi-vowel? | ל lamed | ل lam | ल |
{{{1}}}„ dental sibilant? | שׂ sin ס şamek | س sin | स |
The different pronunciation of ta and t͏̇a, tha and t͏̇ha, dal and d͏̇al, must be learnt by practice, as well as the proper sound of th.
LINGUALS.
Hebrew. | Arabic. | Sanskrit. | |
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Which letter comes by its value and origin nearer than any other to the lingual tenuis?
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— | — | ट |
Which to the lingual tenuis aspirata?
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— | — | ठ |
{{{1}}}„ lingual media? | — | — | ड |
{{{1}}}„ lingual media aspirata? | — | — | ढ |