The Arabic Letters: An Essential Guide to Their Pronunciation and Forms - Part 09

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About the article: what is the difference between Fatḥah and . Tanwīn bil-Fatḥ (Fatḥatayn)

 Fatḥah vs. Tanwīn bil-Fatḥ (Fatḥatayn)

Arabic Compass -  Fatḥah vs. Tanwīn bil-Fatḥ (Fatḥatayn)


Arabic Letter With Fatḥah (ـَ) With Fatḥatayn (ـً) Pronunciation (English)
ببَبًba vs. ban
تتَتًta vs. tan
ثثَثًtha vs. than
ججَجًja vs. jan
ححَحًḥa vs. ḥan
خخَخًkha vs. khan
ددَدًda vs. dan
ذذَذًdha vs. dhan
ررَرًra vs. ran
ززَزًza vs. zan
سسَسًsa vs. san
ششَشًsha vs. shan
صصَصًṣa vs. ṣan
ضضَضًḍa vs. ḍan
ططَطًṭa vs. ṭan
ظظَظًẓa vs. ẓan
ععَعً‘a vs. ‘an
غغَغًgha vs. ghan
ففَفًfa vs. fan
ققَقًqa vs. qan
ككَكًka vs. kan
للَلًla vs. lan
ممَمًma vs. man
ننَنًna vs. nan
هـهَهًha vs. han
ووَلَوَلًwala vs. walan
ييَيًya vs. yan

📝 Explanation:
Fatḥah ( ـَ ) is a short "a" sound.

Fatḥatayn ( ـً ) adds an "n" sound at the end (used for indefinite nouns, like "a boy" = وَلَدٌ / وَلَدًا / وَلَدٍ).

Fatḥatayn only appears at the end of words, and is often accompanied by an extra Alif (ــًا) when the word ends with fatḥatayn and is not ending with "tied ta" or "hamzah on ya/else".

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