The middle tongue meeting the upper palate is assigned to jīm (ج), shīn (ش), and consonantal yāʾ (ي). The marginal discussion distinguishes a consonantal yāʾ from a yāʾ functioning as a madd letter.
Compare جَ، شَ، يَ, and then contrast a consonantal yāʾ with a long ī sound. The written letter can participate in different categories depending on pronunciation conditions.
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Point 6: Middle of tongue — jīm, shīn, yāʾ
Makhārij al-Ḥurūf — The Fifteen Articulation Points
The middle tongue meeting the upper palate is assigned to jīm (ج), shīn (ش), and consonantal yāʾ (ي). The marginal discussion distinguishes a consonantal yāʾ from a yāʾ functioning as a madd letter.
Compare جَ، شَ، يَ, and then contrast a consonantal yāʾ with a long ī sound. The written letter can participate in different categories depending on pronunciation conditions.