Fatḥah vs. Tanwīn bil-Fatḥ (Fatḥatayn)
Arabic Letter | With Fatḥah (ـَ) | With Fatḥatayn (ـً) | Pronunciation (English) |
---|---|---|---|
ب | بَ | بً | ba vs. ban |
ت | تَ | تً | ta vs. tan |
ث | ثَ | ثً | tha vs. than |
ج | جَ | جً | ja vs. jan |
ح | حَ | حً | ḥa vs. ḥan |
خ | خَ | خً | kha vs. khan |
د | دَ | دً | da vs. dan |
ذ | ذَ | ذً | dha vs. dhan |
ر | رَ | رً | ra vs. ran |
ز | زَ | زً | za vs. zan |
س | سَ | سً | sa vs. san |
ش | شَ | شً | sha vs. shan |
ص | صَ | صً | ṣa vs. ṣan |
ض | ضَ | ضً | ḍa vs. ḍan |
ط | طَ | طً | ṭa vs. ṭan |
ظ | ظَ | ظً | ẓa vs. ẓan |
ع | عَ | عً | ‘a vs. ‘an |
غ | غَ | غً | gha vs. ghan |
ف | فَ | فً | fa vs. fan |
ق | قَ | قً | qa vs. qan |
ك | كَ | كً | ka vs. kan |
ل | لَ | لً | la vs. lan |
م | مَ | مً | ma vs. man |
ن | نَ | نً | na vs. nan |
هـ | هَ | هً | ha vs. han |
و | وَلَ | وَلً | wala vs. walan |
ي | يَ | يً | ya 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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