The edge of the tongue

Al-Lisān — the tongue · Point 8 of 17

حافة اللسان

The side of the tongue presses against the upper molars — usually the left side — and the sound rolls along it. This is ḍād, the letter Arabic is named after.

Letters made here

Common mistake

Saying it as a heavy dāl at the tip of the tongue. The contact is at the side, not the front.

Easily confused with