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AR_Lesson_002.htm
Lesson 2 - Arabic Short
vowel-marks Overview
        
         
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In Arabic, there are 3 short vowel-marks (we
shall learn the long vowel-marks in a later lesson Insha'Allah - God
willing). The short vowel-marks enable the letter to make a sound in a
similar way to the English language. In the same way a word cannot be
made in the English language without one of the 5 vowels (a, e, i, o or u),
in Arabic one cannot make a word without a vowel being used.
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We
will cover the 3 vowel-marks in Arabic below Insha'Allah. The
vowel-marks are the marks below or above the letter Alif in the
examples below, the letter Alif has been used to give you an idea of where
the vowel is placed.
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The Single vowel-marks
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Click on Letters to hear pronunciation |
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اُ |
اِ |
اَ |
Arabic Character |
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Damma |
Kasra |
Fatha |
Vowel Name |
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u |
i |
a |
Vowel Sound |
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The 'u' in put. |
The 'i' in sit. |
The 'a' in
sat. |
English word with
similar sound |
The Double vowel-marks
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The double vowel-marks signs are an extension
of the single vowel-marks. The double vowel signs add the '-n' sound
to the single vowel. Please see the letters below. The
Daal has been used to enable us to see the position of the double vowel sign
which is called tanween. Tanween refers to the double
form of any vowel, the specific name of the double vowel sign e.g. double
Fatha is also given below as this is unique for each vowel. Click on the
letters with the vowel-marks to hear the pronunciation.
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