Nusoos

The Tall

A tall upright staff with a loop at its base — standing proud like a flagpole

The Tall

A tall vertical stroke with a rounded base. The emphatic pair of dental sounds. They differ by one dot above.

How to tell them apart

All these letters share the same base shape — only the dots distinguish them.

طTaa (emphatic)No dots
ظDhaa (emphatic) One dot above

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