TANWEEN
What does Tanween mean?
Double the short vowels or harakaat
What does harakat mean in arabic?
Short vowels.
How can we tell the difference between certain letters? Hint: We count the number of what?
We count the number of dots above the letter
Read this word: أَوِ
Hamza fathaa- aa + wow kasra-wee: aawee
Read this word: سُقُفًا
Seen dumma-soo + Qaf dumma- koo + faa fathataan-fan= Sooqoofan
Name the three types of Tanween
Tanween fathaa/Fathataan, Tanween Kasra/Kasrataan, and Tanween Dumma/Dummataan
What are the harakat?
Fatha, Kasra, and Dumma
True or False: There are 28 letters in the arabic alphabet
True
Read this word: شَرَحَ
Sheen fatha-sha + raa fatha-ra + Haa fatha-ha= sharaha
Read this word: فَزَعٍ
Faa fatha- fa + zae fatha-za + Ieen kasrataan- een= Fazaeen
Which tanween is used here: لَقَسَمٌ
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Dummataan or Tanween Dumma
What sound does each vowel make?
Fatha makes the sound aa, Kasra makes the sound ee, Dumma makes the sound uu.
What two letters do we combine to get this: لا
We combine the letters ل + ا
Read this word: خُشُبُ
Kha dumma-kho + sheen dumma-shoo + baa dumma-boo= khoshoboo
Read this word: حَرَجٌ
Haa fatha-ha + ra fatha-ra + jeem dummataan joon= Harajoon
We add an alif (ا) to the end of word when using which tanween?
Tanween Fatha/Fathataan
How can you tell the difference between fatha, kasra, and dumma?
Fatha is a line above the letter. Kasra is a line below the letter. Dumma is a small و
Name at least three hard letters
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خ ص ض غ ط ق ظ ر
Read this word: فَبَصَرُكَ
faa fatha-faa + baa fathaa-baa + sod fatha-sa + ra dumma-roo + caff fatha-ca= fabasodrooca
Read this word: غَضَبٌ
Ghyn fatha-gha + dod fatha-dah + ba dummataan-boon= Ghadaboon
We use tanween because it helps us tell the difference between nouns in a sentence. This is called a what? Hint: (this is what “a” and “an” are in the english alphabet)
Indefinite Article
Give me an example of a letter and how it would sound with a fatha, a kasra, and a dumma on it.
Answer varies.
Say the whole arabic alphabet in order, no mistakes.
ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك ل م ن هـ و ي ء
Read this word: بِبَدَنِكَ
ba kasra-bee + ba fatha-ba + dal fatha-da + noon kasra-nee + caff fatha-ca=
Beebadaneeca
Read the word: هـُمَزَةٍ
Ha dumma-hoo + mim dumma-ma + zae fatha- zaa + taa kasrataan-teen: Hoomazateen