Ḍammah vs. Ḍammatayn (Tanwīn bil-Ḍamm)
Arabic Letter | With Ḍammah (ـُ) | With Ḍammatayn (ـٌ) | Pronunciation (English) |
---|---|---|---|
ب | بُ | بٌ | bu vs. bun |
ت | تُ | تٌ | tu vs. tun |
ث | ثُ | ثٌ | thu vs. thun |
ج | جُ | جٌ | ju vs. jun |
ح | حُ | حٌ | ḥu vs. ḥun |
خ | خُ | خٌ | khu vs. khun |
د | دُ | دٌ | du vs. dun |
ذ | ذُ | ذٌ | dhu vs. dhun |
ر | رُ | رٌ | ru vs. run |
ز | زُ | زٌ | zu vs. zun |
س | سُ | سٌ | su vs. sun |
ش | شُ | شٌ | shu vs. shun |
ص | صُ | صٌ | ṣu vs. ṣun |
ض | ضُ | ضٌ | ḍu vs. ḍun |
ط | طُ | طٌ | ṭu vs. ṭun |
ظ | ظُ | ظٌ | ẓu vs. ẓun |
ع | عُ | عٌ | ‘u vs. ‘un |
غ | غُ | غٌ | ghu vs. ghun |
ف | فُ | فٌ | fu vs. fun |
ق | قُ | قٌ | qu vs. qun |
ك | كُ | كٌ | ku vs. kun |
ل | لُ | لٌ | lu vs. lun |
م | مُ | مٌ | mu vs. mun |
ن | نُ | نٌ | nu vs. nun |
هـ | هُ | هٌ | hu vs. hun |
و | وُ | وٌ | wu vs. wun |
ي | يُ | يٌ | yu vs. yun |
📘 Explanation:
Ḍammah (ـُ): A short vowel representing the "u" sound.
Ḍammatayn (ـٌ): The tanwīn (nunation) form, producing an "un" sound.
Tanwīn indicates that the noun is indefinite and is usually placed at the end of a word in formal Arabic.
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