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This letter sounds like the ض but for a small detail: when pronouncing D ض, the tongue touches the teeth, stopping the air, while when pronouncing Z ظ, the tongue ALMOST touches the teeth, and a little air passes between tongue and teeth.
In other words, this letter is like the ذ, but emphatic.
In Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian dialects, this difference is but a learned "spelling pronunciation". Most speakers from that region pronounce the letters D ض and Z ظ in the exact same way, even when they are speaking Classical. That, of course, is incorrect. But it also means that if you pronounce Z ظ as if it were D ض, they won't even notice.
To draw the ظ, first draw a ط, then add a dot at the right of the vertical stroke.
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Jordi Mas Trullenque.
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Last revised: 2008-03-30
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