What Is Sukun, Alif Maqsura

[Ali-F]

salam alaykum

 

title says it all

 

note: please give me some more terms

 

[Ali_Hussain]

(wasalam)

 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2014 by Ali_Hussain

[Ali-F]

what about the rules etc. the reason?

[Ali_Hussain]

From the right (basically) -

 

Long Vowel: When you have an Alif following a letter with a Fatah it extends to a sound - there are various reason for this.

Daggaer Alif: It is a small Alif that hovers above certain letters, but you don't write it, you will see it often when you are reading the Qur'an

Kasrah: This is the vowel that makes the i sound بِ = bi

FatHa: This is the vowel that makes the a sound بَ = ba

Sukoon: This signifies no vowel ذَهَبْتُ dhahabtu

Hamzah: It is a letter pronounced a bit like a glottal stop بني إسرائيل Bani Israa'eel  - the Sukoon can come in different forms أ ؤ ئ ء

Alif Maqsoorah: (Sorry, I'm not sure that best way to explain this) It is a form of long Alif that appears at the end of a word (if it has a letter following it, it can become a yaa)

 

From the left -

 

Double Dhammah (Tanween): It is a doubled Dhammah that appears at the end of a word, you will only find it on indefinitive nouns (basically words with no al attached to them) الرجلُ - رجلٌ = al-rajulu (the man) rajulun (a man)

Dhammah: This is the vowel that makes the u sound بُ = bu

Doubel Fatah (Taween): It is the doubled Fatah that appears at the end of a word (when you are reading without vowels, for indefinitive nouns, it will be represented by an Alif)

Yaa long vowel: If a Yaa follows a letter with a Kasra, it will extend the i sound

Double Kasrah (Tanween): It is the double Kasra that appears at the end of a word.

Shaddah: It is when a letter is doubled. محمّد = Muhammad

Taa Marbootah: It is a letter, that when there is no vowel on it, will be pronounced like a ha (ه) but when it is voweled, will be pronounced like a taa (or become a taa) فاطمة Faatimah -فاطمتي My Faatimah

 

 

I'm sorry, the above definitions aren't always 100% accurate, due either to my mistakes, or the need to go into a deeper discussion about grammar or morphology, but I think that as basic, working definitions, they are fine insha'Allah.

 

If come across a link to a site or a video that explains it better, I will post it insha'Allah.

Edited July 14, 2014 by Ali_Hussain

[Ali-F]

ahsant..

 

i still find it difficult understanding sukun.. i know that it means that theres no vowel, but how exactly? 

[Ali_Hussain]

ahsant..

 

i still find it difficult understanding sukun.. i know that it means that theres no vowel, but how exactly? 

 

For example:

 

فَتَحَ - فَتْح

 

Fath - Fataha

[Ibn al-Hussain]

(salaM)

 

 

Wassalam

[Ali-F]

ahsantum