Tawassuṭ stands between complete closure (shiddah) and free continuation (rikhāwah). The five letters are grouped as لِنْ عُمَرْ: ل ن ع م ر.
Try أَلْ، أَنْ، أَعْ، أَمْ، أَرْ slowly. Here “intermediate” concerns the nature of the sound’s continuation. It must not be confused with the later strength-grade called mutawassiṭ; the two classifications answer different questions.
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Tawassuṭ: between stoppage and flow
Ṣifāt al-Ḥurūf — Opposing Qualities and Strength Grades
Tawassuṭ stands between complete closure (shiddah) and free continuation (rikhāwah). The five letters are grouped as لِنْ عُمَرْ: ل ن ع م ر.
Try أَلْ، أَنْ، أَعْ، أَمْ، أَرْ slowly. Here “intermediate” concerns the nature of the sound’s continuation. It must not be confused with the later strength-grade called mutawassiṭ; the two classifications answer different questions.