A word ending in tāʾ marbūṭah (ة) is pronounced with a still hāʾ when stopping. In connected speech the ending may be heard as tāʾ, but the stopping pronunciation is different.
«رَحْمَةٌ» → a final hāʾ sound at waqf.
«نِعْمَةٌ» → a final hāʾ sound at waqf.
Dropping tanwīn alone is not enough; pronounce the ending correctly.
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Stopping on tāʾ marbūṭah
Rules of Waqf — Correct Stopping, Resumption, Rawm, Ishmām and Qurʾānic Orthography
A word ending in tāʾ marbūṭah (ة) is pronounced with a still hāʾ when stopping. In connected speech the ending may be heard as tāʾ, but the stopping pronunciation is different.
«رَحْمَةٌ» → a final hāʾ sound at waqf.
«نِعْمَةٌ» → a final hāʾ sound at waqf.
Dropping tanwīn alone is not enough; pronounce the ending correctly.