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The document discusses the articulation points of Arabic letters and how each letter is pronounced differently based on where it is articulated in the mouth or throat.

The main articulation areas discussed are the empty space in the mouth and throat (Al-Halq), the throat (Al-Jawf), the nasal passage (Al-Khaishum) and the tongue (Al-Lisan).

Some specific letters discussed are ق articulated at the bottom of the tongue along with the soft palate, ك articulated at the bottom of the tongue along with the soft and hard palate, and ج articulated in the middle of the tongue along with the upper palate.

Articulation

Points
of Arabic
alphabet

.
Lesson Objectives

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.
Introduction

• 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.
‫‪29 Arabic Alphabet‬‬

‫ابتثجحخدذرز‬
‫سشصضطظعغ‬
‫ف ق ك ل م ن هـ و ء ي‬
The main articulation areas for the
Arabic letters

Al-Jawf
The empty space in the mouth and throat

Al-Halq
The throat

Al-Lisan The tongue

Shaftan Two lips

Al-Khaishum Nasal Passage


Main Articulation Points of Arabic Alphabet

Nasal Passage

Hard Palate
Teeth
Lips

Tongue
Empty
Throat
Space in
the Mouth
and Throat
Al-Jawf
The empty space in the mouth
and throat
‫ ـِ ي‬+ ‫ ـُ و‬+ ‫ ـَ ا‬:Letters of Madd

Vowel ‫ي‬
Vowel ‫و‬

Vowel ‫ا‬
Letters of throat
‫ خ‬،‫ غ‬،‫ ح‬،‫ ع‬، ‫هـ‬،‫أ‬

The closest part of the throat


(Area of the soft palate)

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

‫أ هـ‬
The deepest part of the throat
(Area of the Vocal cords)
Gums

Front of the
palate

Hard Palate

Upper Palate

Soft Palate

Uvula
Names of teeth
Parts of The
Tongue

The farthest part


of the tongue

The middle part


of the tongue
The edge of the
tongue
The side of the
tongue

The tip of the


tongue
Articulation
point of the ‫ق‬

Bottom of the
tongue along with
the soft palate
Articulation
point of the ‫ك‬

Bottom of the
tongue along with
the soft and hard
palate
Articulation

point of the ‫ج‬


Middle of the tongue along
with the upper palate
Articulation
point of ‫ش‬
ِِ the

Middle of the tongue


along with the upper
palate.
Articulation
ِِ point of the ‫ي‬
Middle of the tongue
along with the upper
palate.
Articulation points for the ‫ ي‬،‫ ش‬،‫ج‬

Articulation point of Articulation point Articulation


the non-vowel ‫ي‬ of the ‫ش‬ point of the ‫ج‬
Place of the ‫ ض‬and the ‫ل‬
at the corner of the tongue

Place that the letter ‫ ض‬takes


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.
Articulation point of the ‫ض‬

The edge of the tongue along with


Central Incisor
its neighboring teeth.
Lateral Incisor
Lateral Incisor
Canine
Canine
1st Premolar 1st Premolar

2nd Premolar 2nd Premolar

1st Molar 1st Molar

2nd Molar 2nd Molar

3rd Molar
3rd Molar
Articulation points of the ‫ل‬

From the lowest two edge of the


Central Incisor tongue unto the end of its side.
Lateral Incisor
Lateral Incisor
Canine
Canine
1st Premolar 1st Premolar

2nd Premolar 2nd Premolar

1st Molar 1st Molar

2nd Molar 2nd Molar

3rd Molar
3rd Molar
Articulation
Nasal Passage point of the ‫ن‬

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

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.
‫ط‪ ،‬د‪ ،‬ت ‪Articulation points of the‬‬

‫د‪ ،‬ت‬ ‫ط‬

‫طرف اللِّسان مع أصول الثنايا العليا‬


‫ص‪ ،‬س‪ ،‬ز ‪Articulation points of the‬‬

‫س‪ ،‬ز‬ ‫ص‬

‫ِّ‬
‫طرف اللسان مع ما فوق الثنايا ُّ‬
‫السفلى‬
‫ظ‪ ،‬ذ‪ ،‬ث ‪Articulation points of the‬‬

‫ث‬ ‫ظ‬

‫ِّ‬
‫طرف اللسان مع أطراف الثنايا العليا‬
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

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