Noorani Qaida Lesson 17

Lesson 17

Mixed vowels and madd - Part 3

Distinguish short vowels from madd (lengthened) sounds and lin (soft) sounds.

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How to practise

Compare each short sound with its lengthened form. Hold a normal madd for two counts unless the teacher marks a different rule.

Pronunciation guide

Alif after fatha gives aa, yaa sakin after kasra gives ii, and waaw sakin after damma gives uu. Lin uses a softer ay or aw sound after fatha.

Letters and exercises

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1

قَكْ قَاكِ قِيكُ قُوكَ

qāk / qāā-ki / qī-ku / qū-kāa

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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2

كَلْ كَالِ كِيلُ كُولَ

kāl / kāā-li / kī-lu / kū-lāa

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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3

لَمْ لَامِ لِيمُ لُومَ

lām / lāā-mī / lī-mu / lū-ma

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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4

مَنْ مَانِ مِينُ مُونَ

man / mā-ni / mīī-nū / mū-na

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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5

نَوْ نَاوِ نِيوُ نُووَ

naw / nā-wi / nī-wu / nū-wā

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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6

وَهْ وَاهِ وِيهُ وُوهَ

wāh / wā-hi / wī-hu / wū-hāa

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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7

هَءْ هَاءِ هِيءُ هُوءَ

hāa / hāā-i / hī-uu / hū-aa

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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8

ءَيْ ءَايِ ءِييُ ءُويَ

aay / aā-yi / eī-yu / aū-yāa

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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9

يَاْ يَااِ يِياُ يُواَ

yāa / yāā-aii / yī-au / yū-aa

Pronunciation: Compare the soft ay/aw pattern with long ā, ī, and ū. Follow the written vowel; do not guess from spelling alone.

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Additional practice

aa / ii / uu - normally two counts; ay / aw - soft sounds