Talim-ul-Quran — Page 66
THE LONG VOWELS (huruf-e-madd ;) 1 ('alif) preceded by (fathah): 1 + ; ; (waw) preceded by (ḍammah): ; + ✓ and is (ya') preceded by (kasrah): is + are letters of prolongation. They stretch the sound of preceding letters. In Arabic the sign ~ (madd) expresses the meaning of stretching so these three letters 1 ('alif), ; (wāw) and is (yā') are called "ḥuruf-e-madd" after their character or quality. For example ✪ (ba), ❖ (bu), ✪ (bi) are when followed by 1, ;, is will be read long. They will be read as "bā", "bū", and بِي بو "bi" respectively. In transliteration, a sign is used over the symbol of short vowel. . These must be pronounced long, otherwise, sound of a letter will be dropped. For example, if the word "bu" is read as ❖ "bu" (with a short sound) we will be dropping the sound of "waw" from the word. So it must be pronounced long as "bū". 1. 2. 3. +1 (bā'+ fathah + alif) ✓ (bā). Its nearest corresponding sound in English is the vowel in word "far". In transliteration it is represented by the symbol "ā". Transliteration of Arabic word i will be written as "ṣabāḥun". ; + (bā' + dammah + waw with sukūn) = 34 (bu). Its nearest corresponding sound in English is in the word "Soon". In transliteration it is represented by the symbol "u". Transliteration of Arabic word written as "usbū'un". is + (bā' + kasrah + ỹa' with sukūn) will be = ✓ (bi). Its nearest corresponding sound in English is in the word "She". In transliteration it is represented by the symbol "i". Transliteration of Arabic word i will be written as "daqiqatun". . Pronounce each word in the Table keeping in mind the above rules: 66