The Systematic and Non-Systematic Substitution of the (Tāʾ) Sound in Arabi :A Descriptive and Analytical Study

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1 Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

2 Full-time Lecturer, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

10.21608/jarts.2025.435449

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This research belongs to the field of descriptive linguistic studies and seeks to explore the substitution of the (Tāʾ) sound as a prominent linguistic phenomenon in Arabic. It examines the phonetic alterations that occur between the (Tāʾ) sound and the following sounds: Wāw, Yāʾ, Sīn, Dāl, Ṣād, Ṭāʾ, Bāʾ, Thāʾ, and Hāʾ. The study aims to enhance the understanding of linguistic structures in the patterns and words where these specific substitutions involving the (Tāʾ) sound have occurred, thereby providing a detailed examination of this phenomenon.
The research investigates the systematic and non-systematic phonetic substitutions of the (Tāʾ) sound, identifying which substitutions are consistent and measurable and which are attributed to dialectal variations among some Arab tribes as non-systematic substitutions.

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