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Articulation Points of Arabicalphabet

By the end of this lesson you should learn what are the articulation points for the Arabic letters and how to articulate them in the proper way.

Lesson Objectives

• Articulation point is the place from where a letter is pronounced, making its sound different from the sound of other letters.

• Each Arabic letter has different articulation point.

• Failing to adhere to the proper articulation points while reciting Quran could lead to major sin.

Introduction

ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز

س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ

ف ق ك ل م ن هـ و ء ي

29 Arabic Alphabet

The main articulation areas for the Arabic letters

Al-Halq

The empty space in the mouth and throatAl-Jawf

Shaftan

The throat

Two lips

Al-Khaishum Nasal Passage

Al-Lisan The tongue

Nasal Passage

Tongue

Soft Palate

Hard Palate

Empty Space in the Mouth and Throat

Throat

Teeth

Lips

Main Articulation Points of Arabic Alphabet

Al-JawfThe empty space in the mouth and throat

Letters of Madd:َـــ ا + ُــ و + ِــ ي

Vowel ا

Vowel و

Vowel ي

The closest part of the throat(Area of the soft palate)

The middle of the throat(Area of the hard palate)

The deepest part of the throat(Area of the Vocal cords)

أ هـ

ع ح

غ خ

Letters of throatخ غ، ح، ع، ، أ،هـ

Upper Palate

Hard Palate

Soft Palate

Front of the palate

Gums

Uvula

Names of teeth

The tip of the tongue

The farthest part of the tongue

The middle part of the tongue

The side of the tongue

The edge of the tongue

Parts of The Tongue

The farthermost

Lower Part

The end

Articulation point of the

ق

Bottom of the tongue along with the soft palate

Bottom of the tongue along with the soft and hard palate

Articulation point of the ك

Articulation

point of the جMiddle of the tongue along

with the upper palate

Articulation

point ofش the ِ

Middle of the tongue along with the upper palate.

Articulation

point of theي ِ Middle of the tongue along with the upper palate.

Articulation points for the ي ش، ج ،

Articulation point of the ج

Articulation point of the ش

Articulation point of the non-vowel ي

Place that the letter ض takes from the both corner of the tongue

Place that the letter لtakes from the lowest two edges of the tongue unto the end of its side. The end

Farthermost

Lowest

Place of the ض and the ل

at the corner of the tongue

Farthermost

Lowest

Articulation point of theض

Central Incisor

Lateral Incisor

Canine

1st Premolar

The edge of the tongue along with its neighboring teeth.

2nd Premolar

1st Molar

2nd Molar

3rd Molar

Lateral Incisor

Canine

1st Premolar

2nd Premolar

1st Molar

2nd Molar

3rd Molar

Articulation points of theل

Central Incisor

Lateral Incisor

Canine

1st Premolar

From the lowest two edge of the tongue unto the end of its side.

2nd Premolar

1st Molar

2nd Molar

3rd Molar

Lateral Incisor

Canine

1st Premolar

2nd Premolar

1st Molar

2nd Molar

3rd Molar

Articulation

point of the نNasal Passage

From the side of the tongue along with its adjoining gums.

Articulation

point of the ر

From the side of the tongue along with its adjoining gums.

Aggrandized ر Attenuated ر

Aggrandizement is accompanied with a concavity in the centre of the tongue along with narrowing in the

throat contrary to the attenuated.

Attenuated رAggrandized ر

د، تط

Articulation points of the ،ط، دت

طرف الِّل>سان مع أصول الثنايا العِّليا

س، زص

Articulation points of the ،ص س، ز

طرف الِّل>سان مع ما فوق الثنايا السKفِّلى

ث ظ

Articulation points of the ،ظ، ذث

طرف الِّل>سان مع أطراف الثنايا العِّليا

Articulation point of the ف

Tips of the upper two incisors along with the belly of the lower lip

Articulation point of the ب

By closing the two lips together

Articulation point of the م

By closing the two lips together

The End