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The Jawf
The Throat
The Tongue
The Lips
100

How many letters and sounds are in the arabic alphabet? 

There are 29 letters and 28 sounds. 

100

How many letters live in the Jawf?

Three

100

How many letters live in the Throat?

Six letters

100

What are the four major area the tongue is divided into?

Deepest part of the tongue, middle of the tongue, tip of the tongue, edges of the tongue 

100

How many letters live in the lips?

Four letters

200

All arabic letters have which TWO characteristics?

Articulation point (makhraj) and Sifaat (characteristics)

200

Name the letters that live in the Jawf

Alif, Waw Madd and Yaa Madd

200

Name the letters in the Throat

  • خ غ 
  • ح ع 
  • ء ه 

 

200

Describe how to get the sound for the two letters that live in the deepest part of the tongue.

ق
Back of the tongue touches the soft palette of the roof of the mouth

ك

Back of the tongue touches area b/w the soft and hard palette of the roof of the mouth


200

Name the four letters that live in the lips

ب
و
م
ف

300

What does SPECIFIC and APPROXIMATE mean when we speak about the classification of articulation points? Give an example of each.

Specific: Comes from a specific area

Examples:

Letters that come from the throat, tongue and lips

Approximate: Doesn’t come from a specific area 

Examples:

  • Nasal Cavity
  • Jawf (empty space in throat and oral cavity)



300

How do we get the Alif madd sound, and how do we distinguish it from a normal alif (in the Quran)?

Opening of mouth, not too wide and not too closed, but in between

The letter before the ا has a fatha, and the ا itself has a sukoon


300

Describe how to get the sounds for the two letters that live in the deepest part of the throat.

ء

  • Vocal cords (in deepest part of the throat) are CLOSED 
  • Stopping air from passing through

ه

  • Vocal cords (in deepest part of the throat) are SLIGHTLY OPEN 
  • Air passes through 
300

Describe how to get the sound for the three letters that live in the middle of the tongue.

ي

Middle of the tongue towards the hard palette

Point where it is produced is slightly behind ش and ج

ش

Middle of the tongue towards the hard palette

ج

Middle of the tongue must touch the hard palette


300

Describe how to get the sound of the three letters that live between the two lips.

و

Open lips slightly while forming an “o” shape 

م

Pressing the two lips together and doing ghunnah through the nasal cavity 

ب

Pressing the two lips together and releasing them to let out a gush of air

300

What is the khayshoom, are there letters in there, what is it's purpose and what is it's classification?

Nasal cavity

No letters live in it

Purpose: to produce ghunnah (nasalisation)

Classification: approximate


300

How do we get the Wow madd sound, and how do we distinguish it from a normal alif (in the Quran)?

Same as Alif, but your lips are in an “o” shape

The letter before the و has a dhammah, and the و has a sukoon


300

Describe how to get the sounds for the two letters that live in the middle of the throat.

ح

  • Epiglottis is pushed back but not as far as ع
  • Push AIR out 

ع

  • Push epiglottis back to the wall of the throat, leaving a small gap 
  • Only sound is coming out, NO AIR
300

Describe how to get the sound for the two letters that use the edge of the tongue.

ل

Front edge of the tongue is raised and pressing against the alveolar  ridge - boney part behind your front teeth

ض

Comes from one or both sides of the tongue pressing the gum area next to your upper molars, while raising the back of your tongue


300

Describe how to get the sound of the one letter that uses the inner bottom lip.

ف
Upper front teeth touch the inner part of the bottom lip

300

How do we get the Yaa madd sound, and how do we distinguish it from a normal alif (in the Quran)?

Same as Alif, but your middle of the tongue is raised

The letter before the ي has a kasra, and the ي itself has a sukoon


300

Describe how to get the sounds for the two letters that live in the top of the throat.

خ

  • Back of the tongue almost touch the soft palette (in red) 
  • Also خ is at a higher position than غ
  • Push air



غ

  • Back of the tongue almost touch the soft palette (in red) 
  • Do not push air
  • Vibration of vocal cords
300

Mention the letters in the 5 groups/articulation points we see in the tip of the tongue.


Bonus 200 points if you can talk about how to get the sound for ALL 11 letters...

1- ط,د,ت

 , 2- ن

, 3- ص,ز,س

, 4- ر

, 5- ظ,ذ, ث