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The Arabic letter Dhah ظ
Dhah (ظَاء) makes a heavy "th" (as in "this"), the deep cousin of ذ. Tap the speaker to hear Fanfoon say it.
A word with ظ
ظَرْفdharf means envelope.
The shapes of ظ
ظAlone
ظـAt the start
ـظـIn the middle
ـظAt the end
Dhah joins on both sides, so it has a shape for the start, middle and end of a word. More on letter shapes
Free Dhah tracing worksheet
Two A4 pages: trace ظ from right to left with a green dot showing where to start, then its shapes and the word ظَرْف to trace. Print at actual size; a crayon is easier than a pen for little hands.
Get the free worksheetDhah's letter family
These letters share a shape and differ only in their dots. Learning them together helps children tell them apart.
Practise ظ with Fanfoon
In the app, children trace Dhah with guided strokes, pop bubbles to find its sound and meet it in picture stories, with Fanfoon cheering them on. No ads, ever.
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