Noorani Qaida Lesson 20

Lesson 20

Sukun practice - Part 1

Join a moving letter to a letter carrying sukun without inserting an extra vowel.

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How to practise

Connect the consonant with sukun directly to the vowel before it. Avoid adding a hidden a, i, or u after the still letter.

Pronunciation guide

Sukun means the consonant has no vowel. Close the consonant cleanly and attach it to what precedes it.

Letters and exercises

6

1

حَبْلٌ خُسْرٌ خَلْقًا سَبْحًا

ḥablun; khusrun; khalqan; sabḥan

Pronunciation: Close every letter marked with sukun without adding a vowel.

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2

شَأْنٌ صُبْحًا ضَبْحًا عَبْدًا

sha’nun; ṣubḥan; ḍabḥan; ʿabdan

Pronunciation: Keep the throat letters distinct and end tanwin with n.

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3

عَدْنٍ عِشْرٌ عَصْفٍ غَيْبًا

ʿadnin; ʿishrun; ʿaṣfin; ghayban

Pronunciation: Do not insert a vowel inside the consonant cluster.

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4

مَسْكٌ نَخْلًا نَفْسٌ نَصْرٌ

maskun; nakhlan; nafsun; naṣrun

Pronunciation: Read the still consonant firmly but without an extra bounce unless qalqalah applies.

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5

أَبْقَى تَرْضَى تَغْشَى يَخْشَى

abqā; tarḍā; taghshā; yakhshā

Pronunciation: Keep the final ā long for two counts.

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6

يَسْعَى أَلْفٌ أَهْلٌ أَقْرَأْ

yasʿā; alfun; ahlun; iqra’

Pronunciation: Join the sukun directly and articulate hamzah clearly.

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Additional practice

C + vowel + Cْ - join directly, with no extra vowel