Table 2 Phonetic description of distinctive Arabic sounds
From: An Egyptian patient story: multilingual role in post-stroke aphasia recovery
| Symbol | Phonetic description | Arabic script |
|---|---|---|
| ħ | Voiceless uvular fricative | ح |
| x | Voiceless pharyngeal fricative | خ |
| S | Voiceless alveolar fricative emphatic | ص |
| D | Voiced dental fricative emphatic | ض |
| T | Voiceless dental stop emphatic | ط |
| D ð | Voiced interdental fricative emphatic | ظ |
| ʕ | Voiced pharyngeal fricative emphatic | ع |
| ɣ | Voiced velar fricative | غ |
| q | Voiceless uvular stop emphatic | ق |