● Urdu uses many Arabic words, so several words may already feel familiar.
● Fatḥah, kasrah, and ḍammah are vowel marks (harakat), while two fatḥahs, two kasrahs, and two ḍammahs are called tanwīn.
● A letter with jazm is called sākin and is read together with the preceding letter.
● Any word that has a clear meaning is called a kalimah.
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Introduction to Arabic Sounds and the Kalimah
● Urdu uses many Arabic words, so several words may already feel familiar.
● Fatḥah, kasrah, and ḍammah are vowel marks (harakat), while two fatḥahs, two kasrahs, and two ḍammahs are called tanwīn.
● A letter with jazm is called sākin and is read together with the preceding letter.
● Any word that has a clear meaning is called a kalimah.