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Use base consonants only
Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
   b         t tˤ d dˁ             k   q  
 
 
 
 
 ʔ
 
Affricates
                   dʒ                
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
   m           n                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
               r            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
     f   θ ð s sˁ z   ʃ               χ ʁ ħ ʕ     h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                               w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       l                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Use base consonants only

      CC, onset

      CC, onset (ordered by sonority)

      CC, coda

      CC, coda (ordered by sonority)

      CCC, onset

      CCC, onset (ordered by sonority)

      CCC, coda

      CCC, coda (ordered by sonority)

      CCCC, onset

      CCCC, onset (ordered by sonority)

      CCCC, coda

      CCCC, coda (ordered by sonority)

      CCCCC, onset

      CCCCC, onset (ordered by sonority)

      CCCCC, coda

      CCCCC, coda (ordered by sonority)

Selected languages: Arabic_Modern Standard Arabic
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic
The languages has 33 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [b] [t] [d] [tˤ] [dˁ] [k] [sˁ] [q] [ʔ] [θ] [ð] [s] [ðˁ] [ʃ] [f] [χ] [ʁ] [ħ] [ʕ] [dʒ] [r] [l̪] [w] [m] [n] [i] [iː] [u] [uː] [äː] [ä] [h] [z]
Comments:
Sources: Implementation based on: Al Tamimi, Y.A.S. & Al Shboul, Y. (2013). Is the phonotactics of the Arabic complex coda sonority-based?. J. of King Saud University - Languages and Translation. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jksult.2012.12.003 * Other sources: Kennedy, N.M. 1960. Problems of Americans in Mastering the Pronunciation of Egyptian Arabic. Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C. Mitchell, T.F. 1962. Colloquial Arabic. English Universities Press, London. Tomiche, N., 1964. Le Parler Arabe du Caire. Mouton, Paris and The Hague.