In «مِنْ جُوعٍ», nūn sākinah meets jīm and requires ikhfāʾ ḥaqīqī with ghunnah.
In «مِنْ خَوْفٍ», the following khāʾ is a throat letter, so nūn sākinah requires iẓhār ḥalqī instead. The preceding word is identical; only the following letter changes.
This contrast is a key self-check: a learner should be able to name the trigger and make the resulting sound audibly different.
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Min jūʿ and min khawf: the decisive contrast
Al-Fīl and Quraysh: Applied Iẓhār, Ikhfāʾ, Idghām, Madd and Waqf
In «مِنْ جُوعٍ», nūn sākinah meets jīm and requires ikhfāʾ ḥaqīqī with ghunnah.
In «مِنْ خَوْفٍ», the following khāʾ is a throat letter, so nūn sākinah requires iẓhār ḥalqī instead. The preceding word is identical; only the following letter changes.
This contrast is a key self-check: a learner should be able to name the trigger and make the resulting sound audibly different.