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Makharij Al-Huroof (Articulation points of letters)
Makharij- Articulation points of letters
Makharij means the place of emitting the letter during pronouncing.
The five main Makharij are:
- Al-Jawf
- Al-Halq
- Al-Lisaan
- Ash-Shafataan
- Al-Khayshoom
1- Makhraj Al-Jawf
Definition:
It is the empty space in the mouth and throat.
Its letters:
1- Alif saakinah with a fathah before it.
2- Yaa’ saakinah with a kasrah before it.
3- Waaw saakinah with a dammah before it.
It can be collected in one word: نُوحِيهَا
2- Makhraj Al-Halq
Definition
It means the throat.
Its letters:
It has three articulation points for six letters, as follows:
1- The deepest part of the throat: Hamzah-ء Haa’ هـ
2- The middle of the throat: Haa’ح -Ayn ع
3- The closest part of the throat: Khaa’خ -Gyan غ
4- Makhraj Al-Lisaan
1. Articulation points not from the tip of the tongue:
-The deepest part of the tongue& roof of the mouth (soft palate): Qaafق
* Base of Tongue which is near Uvula touching the mouth roof
– The deepest part of the tongue& roof of the mouth (hard palate): Kaaf ك
* Portion of Tongue near its base touching the roof of mouth
– The middle of the tongue & hard palate: Jeem –جSheen ش – yaa’ ي
*Tongue touching the center of the mouth roof
– The side of the tongue & upper molars (left or right): Daad ض
*One side of the tongue touching the molar teeth
– Front edge of tongue & gums of upper front teeth: Laam ل
* Rounded tip of the tongue touching the base of the frontal 8 teeth
Articulation points from the tip of the tongue:
–Tip of tongue& gums of two front teethن
– Tip& top of the tongue with the gums of two front teeth ر
– Tip of tongue& gum line of two front teeth ط د ت
– Tip of tongue& plates of two lower front teeth ص ز س
– Tip of tongue & edges of two front teeth ظ ذ ث
Ash-Shafatain
Definition:
It means the two lips.
Its letters:
- Faa’ف: Edges of two front teeth and inside of bottom lip
- Waawو: Circling of the two lips
- Meem: مClosing of the two lips
- Baa’: ب Closing of the two lips stronger than meemم
Al-Khayshoum
Definition:
It means the nasal passage.
Its letters:
This is where the ghunnah (the sound directed through the nose).
The ghunnah is a characteristic of noonن and meemم
