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Empty space in the mouth & throat
When we need to lengthen a letter (e.g pronounce a Madd letter), we use the empty space of our mouth and throat to produce this sound. No other part of the mouth is used to lengthen a sound. The green area inside the image shows the empty mouth and throat area used to produce the Madd sound…..
Madd sounds ا و ي
Following examples will help to understand inshaAllah…
بَ = it’s pronounced short as ‘ba’ in “banana”
بَا = it’s pronounced a little elongated because of the ‘alif madd’ as ‘baa’ in “basket”
(p.s. rules posted in future will add more to this topic of madd letters)
madd letters explained A
madd letters explained B
madd letters explained C
In the above images, ZABAR=FATHAH; ZAIR=KASRAH; PAISH=DAMMAH…..
Points of Articulation … Description
Points of Articulation
5 Major Articulation Areas
- Only the throat, tongue and lips are used to pronounce the actual 28 letters.
- The nose and the empty space of mouth & throat is used to produce additional sounds (e.g. the ghunnah sound)
Points of Articulation … Introduction
Points of Articulation
- Articulation point is the place from where a letter is pronounced, making its sound different from the sound of other letters.
- Each Arabic Alphabet has different articulation point.
- A letter is only a sound that relies on a specific articulation point.
Arabic Alphabets’ Points of Articulation
- Five major areas of the human body are used to pronounce different letters.
- There are 17 different articulation points to pronounce the 28 original letters and the Madd letters.
