LessonsArticulation of Letters — All Seventeen MakharijQuiz

The khayshum is the nasal passage from which the sound of ghunnah resonates. It is associated with nun and mim, but it is not a separate consonant called nun or mim.

Nun's principal tongue contact was discussed at point 10; mim's lip contact at point 16. In particular pronunciations of both letters, nasal resonance becomes prominent. The resonating region is the khayshum.

Slowly pronounce أَنْ and أَمْ, attending separately to tongue/lip closure and nasal sound. The length and required forms of ghunnah are determined by their own Tajweed rules.

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Point 17 — the nasal passage and ghunnah

Articulation of Letters — All Seventeen Makharij

The khayshum is the nasal passage from which the sound of ghunnah resonates. It is associated with nun and mim, but it is not a separate consonant called nun or mim.

Nun's principal tongue contact was discussed at point 10; mim's lip contact at point 16. In particular pronunciations of both letters, nasal resonance becomes prominent. The resonating region is the khayshum.

Slowly pronounce أَنْ and أَمْ, attending separately to tongue/lip closure and nasal sound. The length and required forms of ghunnah are determined by their own Tajweed rules.