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 As the Arabs put a diacritical dot over the zad, we must do the same, and distinguish zad from ad. The difference of pronunciation must be learnt from grammars, or from practical intercourse with natives of Arabia, Egypt, or Algiers.

The different pronunciation of ta and a, tha and ha, dal and al, must be learnt by practice, as well as the proper sound of th.