Phonological Symbolism in Arabic: The alveolar-dental consonants ‘ta’, ‘ta’, ‘dal’, ‘dad’, ‘sin’, ‘sad’ and ‘zay’ as an example.

Abstract

This research addresses sound symbolism—both linguistically and terminologically—as well as the views of classical and modern scholars and the various types of sound symbolism; it also discusses the denti-alveolar sounds, specifically the "tā’" (t) and the sounds *ṭā’*, *dāl*, *ḍād*, *sīn*, *ṣād*, and *zāy*—focusing on their articulation and attributes—and addresses the analysis of the semantic connotations associated with these dento-alveolar sounds, as found in the Holy Quran and Arabic linguistic dictionaries.
The research aims to demonstrate the impact of sound on meaning and to determine the ranking of denti-alveolar sounds in terms of strength and weakness regarding their semantic force or ability to convey a sense of intensity.
Research Methodology: This research adopted the descriptive-analytical method, demonstrating the extent to which sound is related to meaning, and the degree of difference between dental-alveolar sounds in terms of strength Conveying a sense of intensity.