The main list groups lām (ل), nūn (ن), and rāʾ (ر) near the tip of the tongue and roots of the upper teeth. Their points are close, not identical as sounds.
Drill أَلْ، أَنْ، أَرْ slowly. Notice the different release patterns and, for nūn, the nasal component. The margin elaborates that the three points can be counted separately under another convention.
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Point 8: Neighboring lām, nūn and rāʾ
Makhārij al-Ḥurūf — The Fifteen Articulation Points
The main list groups lām (ل), nūn (ن), and rāʾ (ر) near the tip of the tongue and roots of the upper teeth. Their points are close, not identical as sounds.
Drill أَلْ، أَنْ، أَرْ slowly. Notice the different release patterns and, for nūn, the nasal component. The margin elaborates that the three points can be counted separately under another convention.