The Truth Behind Arabic's Rarest Sound
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Arabic is often called "The Language of ḍād" because the sound that the Arabic letter "ḍād" makes is unique to Arabic... or is it? The truth is, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that Arabic's most iconic sound was not always as it is today.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction
01:33 - Semitic Comparisons
02:38 - Loanwords
05:50 - Al-Sakkaki's Diagram
07:37 - Sibawayh's Description
09:50 - Synthesis
11:39 - Outro