There are six classical guttural letters: ء، ه، ع، ح، غ، خ. Their articulation involves the throat.
In Rule 2 a guttural must occupy the second or third root position. The mere presence of any guttural elsewhere in a word is insufficient.
In وَهَبَ, hāʾ is the middle radical. In وَضَعَ, ʿayn is the final radical. The middle radical of each imperfect has fatḥah.
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Guttural Letters and Their Position
Weak-Initial Roots: Elision, Substitution, Assimilation and Short Paradigms
There are six classical guttural letters: ء، ه، ع، ح، غ، خ. Their articulation involves the throat.
In Rule 2 a guttural must occupy the second or third root position. The mere presence of any guttural elsewhere in a word is insufficient.
In وَهَبَ, hāʾ is the middle radical. In وَضَعَ, ʿayn is the final radical. The middle radical of each imperfect has fatḥah.