LessonsThe Marāghah Maqāmah: The Letter of Dotted and Undotted WordsQuiz

A dotted letter bears one or more dots in its written form, such as ب، ت، ث، ج، خ، ن or ي. An undotted letter has no dot, such as ا، ل، م، ر، س، ع، د or ك. The rule concerns whole words, not alternating individual characters.

WordClass of lettersالكرمEntirely dotlessثبتEntirely dottedاللهEntirely dotlessجيشEntirely dottedسعودكEntirely dotless

The achievement is to sustain coherent praise and a practical appeal while satisfying this severe orthographic limitation.

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The rule: every word must alternate

The Marāghah Maqāmah: The Letter of Dotted and Undotted Words

A dotted letter bears one or more dots in its written form, such as ب، ت، ث، ج، خ، ن or ي. An undotted letter has no dot, such as ا، ل، م، ر، س، ع، د or ك. The rule concerns whole words, not alternating individual characters.

WordClass of lettersالكرمEntirely dotlessثبتEntirely dottedاللهEntirely dotlessجيشEntirely dottedسعودكEntirely dotless

The achievement is to sustain coherent praise and a practical appeal while satisfying this severe orthographic limitation.