Arabic Letters with Sukūn (No Vowel Sound)
Arabic Letter | With Sukūn (ـْ) | Pronunciation Hint (English) |
---|---|---|
ب | بْ | b (cab) |
ت | تْ | t (hat) |
ث | ثْ | th (think) |
ج | جْ | j (jam) |
ح | حْ | ḥ (pharyngeal) |
خ | خْ | kh (Bach) |
د | دْ | d (mad) |
ذ | ذْ | dh (this) |
ر | رْ | r (rolled) |
ز | زْ | z (zoo) |
س | سْ | s (sun) |
ش | شْ | sh (she) |
ص | صْ | ṣ (emphatic s) |
ض | ضْ | ḍ (emphatic d) |
ط | طْ | ṭ (emphatic t) |
ظ | ظْ | ẓ (emphatic z) |
ع | عْ | ‘ (pharyngeal) |
غ | غْ | gh (French r) |
ف | فْ | f (fun) |
ق | قْ | q (deep k) |
ك | كْ | k (kit) |
ل | لْ | l (let) |
م | مْ | m (man) |
ن | نْ | n (no) |
هـ | هْ | h (hat) |
و | وْ | w (wow) |
ي | يْ | y (yes) |
📘 Explanation in English:
Sukūn ( ْ ) is a diacritical mark that indicates no vowel follows the consonant.
The sound of the letter is pronounced without any short vowel (a, i, or u).
Sukūn is commonly used to:
Stop on a consonant (e.g., in final position)
Show that a consonant is followed directly by another consonant (in syllables like ab, il, um)
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