Aqṣā al-ḥalq is the deeper part of the throat. The book places hamzah (ء) and hāʾ (ه) here. A simple articulation drill compares أَ with هَ at a measured pace.
These two sounds are distinct. Hamzah should not be confused with the prolonged vowel represented by the madd alif; the latter belongs to the fifteenth, cavity-based category.
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Point 1: Deep throat — hamzah and hāʾ
Makhārij al-Ḥurūf — The Fifteen Articulation Points
Aqṣā al-ḥalq is the deeper part of the throat. The book places hamzah (ء) and hāʾ (ه) here. A simple articulation drill compares أَ with هَ at a measured pace.
These two sounds are distinct. Hamzah should not be confused with the prolonged vowel represented by the madd alif; the latter belongs to the fifteenth, cavity-based category.