Grammar

Assalamu alaikum,

This thread can be for all things related to Arabic grammar.  Please feel free to contribute your knowledge of this for the benefit of all of us!

• a vowel is called "haraka" (movement)
• a consonant with a vowel sign (fatha, kasara, dhamma) is called "mutahanik" (moved)
• a consonant without a vowel sign is called "sakin" (resting)
• a double consonant without a vowel sound in between, is written only once and a sign called "shadda" is placed over it.  Shadda looks like a tiny letter w, only with rounded bottoms, not pointed like the keyboard makes it!
• when a consonant has shadda, the letter sound must be distinctly pronounced twice (for example: sheen with fatha and meem with shadda and fatha would be pronounced "shamma" (to smell)

Assalamu alaikum,

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Peace, ummziba.