مَخرَجٌ ( مَخَارِجٌ ) Articulation point is the place from where a letter is pronounced, making it sound different from other letters. حَرفٌ ( حُرُوفٌ ) A letter is only a sound that relies on a specific or an approximate articulation point. مَخَارِجُ الحُرُوفِ ( Articulation points of the letters)
. Articulation Points of Arabic alphabet
By the end of this lesson you should learn what are the articulation points for the Arabic letters and how to articulate them in the proper way. Lesson Objectives
Articulation point is the place from where a letter is pronounced, making its sound different from the sound of other letters. Each Arabic letter has different articulation point. Failing to adhere to the proper articulation points while reciting Quran could lead to major sin. Introduction
ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن هـ و ء ي 29 Arabic Alphabet
28 letters Arabic الحُرُوفُ 3 Medd letters 5 Main مَخَارِج 17 Specific مَخَارِج
الشَّفَتَان The Lips 2 Specific مَخرَج الخَيشُوم The Nose 1 approx مَخرَج الجَوف Empty mouth & throat space 1 Approximate مَخرَج اللِّسَان The Tongue 10 Specific مَخرَج 5 Main Articulation areas الحَلق The Throat 3 Specific مَخرَج
The main articulation areas for the Arabic letters Al- Halq The empty space in the mouth and throat Al- Jawf Shaftan The throat Two lips Al- Khaishum Nasal Passage Al- Lisan The tongue
Use الج َ وف ُ only to say the 3 medd letters in 1 approximate مَخرَج : No other part of the mouth is Used to lengthen a sound. What are the 3 medd letters? الجَوفُ Empty Space of mouth and throat ِي َ ـا ُو
وَسَطُ الحَلق The middle part of throat أقصَى الحَلق The furthest part of throat أدنَى الحَلق The closest part of throat الحَلقُ أ هـ ع ح غ خ
The closest part of the throat (Area of the soft palate) The middle of the throat (Area of the hard palate) The deepest part of the throat (Area of the Vocal cords) أ هـ ع ح غ خ Letters of throat أ،هـ ، ع، ح، غ، خ
Upper Palate Hard Palate Soft Palate Front of the palate Gums Uvula
Names of teeth
The tip of the tongue The farthest part of the tongue The middle part of the tongue The side of the tongue The edge of the tongue Parts of The Tongue The farthermost Lower Part The end
Tongue is divided into 4 different areas: اللِّسَانُ The tongue
The roof of the mouth is divided into 2 parts: The hard palate – the top roof-area, near the teeth The soft palate – deepest part of the roof, near the throat The tongue touches the hard or the soft palates to produce different letters اللِّسَانُ The tongue
أَقصَى اللِّسَانِ The deepest part against soft palate ق ك
وَسَطُ اللِّسَانِ The middle part against hard palate ج ي ش Remember: None medd ي
طَرَفُ اللِّسَانِ The tip of the tongue ط د ت Tip of the tongue touching the gum line of the top two teeth
ن Tip of the tongue touching the gums of the two top teeth طَرَفُ اللِّسَانِ The tip of the tongue
ر Tip of the tongue touching the hard palate near the gums of the front two teeth طَرَفُ اللِّسَانِ The tip of the tongue
ظ ذ ث Tip of the tongue touching the edges of the top two teeth طَرَفُ اللِّسَانِ The tip of the tongue
Place that the letter ض takes from the both corner of the tongue Place that the letter ل takes from the lowest two edges of the tongue unto the end of its side. The end Farthermost Lowest Place of the ض and the ل at the corner of the tongue Farthermost Lowest
Articulation point of the ض Ce ntral Incisor Lateral Incisor Canine 1 st Premolar The edge of the tongue along with its neighboring teeth. 2 nd Premolar 1 st Molar 2 nd Molar 3 rd Molar Lateral Incisor Canine 1 st Premolar 2 nd Premolar 1 st Molar 2 nd Molar 3 rd Molar
Articulation points of the ل Ce ntral Incisor Lateral Incisor Canine 1 st Premolar From the lowest two edge of the tongue unto the end of its side. 2 nd Premolar 1 st Molar 2 nd Molar 3 rd Molar Lateral Incisor Canine 1 st Premolar 2 nd Premolar 1 st Molar 2 nd Molar 3 rd Molar
Recap المَخرَجُ No . of Specific or Approx مَخرَج Letters اللِّسَانُ 10 Specific ق ك ج ي ش ط د ت ن ر ص س ز ظ ث ذ ض ل أقصَى وَسَط طَرَف حَافَة
Articulation point of the ن Nasal Passage From the side of the tongue along with its adjoining gums.
ط د، ت Articulation points of the ط، د، ت طرف اللِّسان مع أصول الثنايا العليا
ص س، ز Articulation points of the ص، س، ز طرف اللِّسان مع ما فوق الثنايا السُّفلى
ث ظ Articulation points of the ظ، ذ، ث طرف اللِّسان مع أطراف الثنايا العليا
Articulation point of the ف Tips of the upper two incisors along with the belly of the lower lip
Articulation point of the ب By closing the two lips together
Articulation point of the م By closing the two lips together
مَخَارِجُ الحُرُوفِ ( Articulation points of the letters) Main مَخرَج No. Of Specific مَخرَج No. of letters The Throat الح َ لق ُ 3 6 The Tongue اللّ ِ س َ ان ُ 10 18 The Two lips الشَّف َ تان ُ 2 4 The Nose الخ َ يش ُ وم ُ 1 الغُنَّةُ Empty space in the mouth & throat الج َ وف ُ 1 3 مُدُود