Tajweed Terminology

Arabic English Transliteration Isti'aazthah - A'oozthu billaahi min ash-shaytaan arrajeem Basmalah - Bismillaahir rahmaanir raheem Tahqeeq/Mujawwad Tarteel/Murattal Hukum (plural: ahkaam) Ikhtilaaf Haqq Makhraj (plural: makhaarij) Harf (plural: huroof) Al-Huroof Al-Qamariyyah Al-Huroof Ash-Shamsiyyah Fathah Dhammah Kassrah Shaddah Sukoon Tanween Saakinah Harfu Al-Jarr Qaseer Taweel Harakah (dual: Harakataan, plural: Harakaat) Al-Halq Al-Lisaan Al-Jawf Shafataan Muraqqaq Mufakham English Meaning I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Style of Qur'an Recitation Style of Qur'an Recitation Ruling Difference (of opinion) Right (e.g. giving the letters their right) Articulation point Letter The lunar letters The solar letters Vowel sign above letter pronounced a e.g.mat Vowel sign above the letter pronounced oo Vowel sign below the letter pronounced ee Double letter No vowel on the letter, stop on the letter Double vowel: 2 dhammahs (dhamataan), 2 kassrahs (kassrataan) or 2 fathahs (fathataan) With sukoon Preposition Minimum Maximum. 1 alif movement The throat The tongue The empty space in the mouth and throat The two lips Light Heavy

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Tafkheem Isti'laa It'baaq

Heaviness The raising of the deepest part of the tongue Linguistic definition: Adhering Applied definition: The compression of the sound of the letter between the tongue and the roof of the mouth. Pressure/emphasis/accent on a part or specific letter of the word Emphasis (on certain words e.g. inna) Rebound/bounce The Whistle - a sound which comes from the edge of tongue when it touches the bottom teeth, like hissing. Sharpness in the sound of the letter produced from it transversing through a tight passage. The Whisper a sound which signifies the release of breath Nasalisation To make apparent To merge To swap/turn around To hide Linguistic definition: extra. Applied definition: lengthening of the sound Lengthening of Ease Separated/unconnected Attached/connected The original lengthening The heavy lengthening in a word Derived lengthening Obligatory Required Permissible

Nabr Tawkeed Qalqalah As-Safeer

Al-Hams Ghunnah Izthhaar Idghaam Iqlaab Ikhfaa Madd (plural: Mudood) Al-Madd Al Leen Munfassil Mutassil Al-Madd Al-'Asli Al-Madd Al-Kalami AlMuthaqqil Al-Madd Al-Fari' Laazim Waajib Jaa-iz