Short Vowel (Ḍammah) vs. Long Vowel (Madd with Wāw)
Arabic Letter | With Ḍammah | With Wāw Madd | Pronunciation (English) |
---|---|---|---|
ب | بُ | بُو | bu vs. boo |
ت | تُ | تُو | tu vs. too |
ث | ثُ | ثُو | thu vs. thoo |
ج | جُ | جُو | ju vs. joo |
ح | حُ | حُو | ḥu vs. ḥoo |
خ | خُ | خُو | khu vs. khoo |
د | دُ | دُو | du vs. doo |
ذ | ذُ | ذُو | dhu vs. dhoo |
ر | رُ | رُو | ru vs. roo |
ز | زُ | زُو | zu vs. zoo |
س | سُ | سُو | su vs. soo |
ش | شُ | شُو | shu vs. shoo |
ص | صُ | صُو | ṣu vs. ṣoo |
ض | ضُ | ضُو | ḍu vs. ḍoo |
ط | طُ | طُو | ṭu vs. ṭoo |
ظ | ظُ | ظُو | ẓu vs. ẓoo |
ع | عُ | عُو | ‘u vs. ‘oo |
غ | غُ | غُو | ghu vs. ghoo |
ف | فُ | فُو | fu vs. foo |
ق | قُ | قُو | qu vs. qoo |
ك | كُ | كُو | ku vs. koo |
ل | لُ | لُو | lu vs. loo |
م | مُ | مُو | mu vs. moo |
ن | نُ | نُو | nu vs. noo |
هـ | هُ | هُو | hu vs. hoo |
و | وُ | وُو | wu vs. woo |
ي | يُ | يُو | yu vs. yoo |
📝 Explanation:
Ḍammah ( ـُ ) is a short vowel similar to "u" in put.
Wāw Madd ( ـُو ) extends the sound to "oo" as in moon.
In Arabic writing, long vowels are formed with a short vowel + letter of madd. For example: بُ + و = بُو
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