Articulation

Tajweed Course Articulation points of Quranic letters: وف رج ا ! Deen Foundation www.DeenFoundation.org.ukThis Tajweed course is brought to you by Deen Foundation. One of the core objectives of Deen Foundation is to spread knowledge and educate the world on different religious, social and professional matters by publishing books, articles, video presentations and holding conferences. Deen Foundation www.DeenFoundation.org.ukArticulation Points وف رج ا ! • Articulation point is the place from where a letter is pronounced, making its sound different from the sound of other letters. • Each Quranic letter has different articulation point. • A letter is only a sound that relies on a specific articulation point.Articulation Points وف رج ا ! Quranic Articulation Points • Five major areas of the human body are used to pronounce different letters. • There are 17 different articulation points to pronounce the 28 original letters and the Madd letters.Articulation areas The Nose The empty mouth & throat space 1 articulation point The Tongue The Lips The Throat 3 articulation points 1 articulation point 10 articulation points 2 articulation pointsArticulation Points وف رج ا ! 5 Major Articulation Areas Articulation area Arabic name No. articulation points No. of letters The Throat 3 ا 6 The Tongue نّ10 ا 18 The Two lips ن2 ا 4 The Nose م1 ا Ghunnah letters Empty space in the mouth & throat ف%1 ا 3 lengthened letters • Only the throat, tongue and lips are used to pronounce the actual 28 letters. • The nose and the empty space of mouth & throat is used to produce additional sounds (e.g. the ghunnah sound)Articulation areas Empty space in the mouth & throat When we need to lengthen a letter (e.g pronounce a Madd letter), we use the empty space of our mouth and throat to produce this sound. No other part of the mouth is used to lengthen a sound. The green area inside the image shows the empty mouth and throat area used to produce the Madd sound Articulation areas The Throat The throat is broken down into 3 parts 6 letters are pronounced from the throat Deepest part ! ا #$% أ Middle part ! ا () و Closest part ! ا #, أدArticulation areas The Throat 6 letters are pronounced from the throat Closest part: غ Deepest part: ء1 Middle part: عحخArticulation areas The Nose & The LipsArticulation areas The Nose • The hole in the nose that continues back towards inside the mouth is the place where the Ghunnah [nasal sound] comes from. • No letter is articulated from the nose. Each letter can have different sound characteristics. • Ghunnah is a characteristic, not a letter. • Ghunnah is a characteristic of Mim and Noon letters. • Ghunnah sound is more prevalent when Mim and Noon have a shaddah on them. • It is also noticeable on Noon Ikhfa and Iqlab and on Mim Ikhfa. • If you hold your nose closed you will not be able to produce the Ghunnah sound. Articulation areas The two lips • The two lips have 2 articulation points to produce 4 letters. • Fa ف – upper front 2 teeth touch the inside [wet part] of the lower lip. • Wow و – the two lips form a circle without the two lips meeting completely. • Ba ب – by closing the wet parts of the two lips together • Mim م – by closing the dry parts of the two lips together Articulation areas The Nose & The LipsArticulation areas The TongueArticulation areas: The Tongue Tongue is divided into 5 different areas:Articulation areas: 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 Articulation areas: The Tongue Deepest part of the tongue and the soft palate Letter Qaf – ق Deepest part of the tongue touches the soft palateArticulation areas: The Tongue Deepest part of the tongue and the soft palate Letter Kaf – ك Deepest part of the tongue (further from the throat) touches the soft palateArticulation areas: The Tongue Deepest part of the tongue and the soft palate • The articulation points for letter Qaf and letter Kaf are very close together. • They both are produced by touching the deepest part of the tongue to the soft palate. • However, the position of Kaf is little distance away from Qaf. Kaf is produced from the deepest end of the tongue which is closer to mouth and away from throat. [Qaf articulation point is more closer to the throat] Articulation areas: The Tongue Deepest part of the tongue and the soft palateArticulation areas: The Tongue Middle part of the tongue and the hard palate Letters Jeem, Sheen and Ya – ج ش ي Middle part of the tongue touches the hard palate, opposite side of the mouth.Articulation areas: The Tongue The head and the tip of the tongue • The front part of the tongue touches different teeth to emit different letters. • We should also know about these different teeth.Articulation areas: The TongueArticulation areas: The Tongue The side of the tongue Letter Daad – ض • The letter ض is produced by touching the left side of the tongue with the left upper teeth. • Letter ض is one of the most difficult letter to pronounce. • Qَ RSUT بَ ا َ VَArticulation areas: The Tongue The side of the tongue Letter Laam – ل • By touching the nearest part of the sides of the tongue (nearest to the mouth) and the end of its tip with the upper teeth on the opposite side. ل • articulation point is the front edges of the tongue, whereas the ض is from the posterior edges of the tongue. • Yِ ZTِ \ُ ^ْ َ اْArticulation areas: The Tongue Letter Noon – ن • Tip of the tongue touching the gums/roots of the two top front teeth. سِ • aTسِ ا aT َ اْArticulation areas: The Tongue Letter Ra – ر • Tip of the tongue touching the hard palate, near the gums of the front two teeth. • S b َ Q! ِ Qَ R^ِ َcَ ب اْ S رَArticulation areas: The Tongue ط د ت • Top of the tongue (head of the tongue) touches the gum line [root] of the top two teeth. • dَ Reِfَgْ ^ُ اطَ ا َ iS ا jَ\ اهْ ِArticulation areas: The Tongue ظ ذ ث • Tip of the tongue touches the edges of the top two teeth. ْ • dlُ Zُmَ!َ • dlِ j ذَاِ o • dَ Zَp أَ ْArticulation areas: The Tongue ص س ز • The edges of the top and lower front teeth close together and the tip of the tongue comes near them. • In other words, tip of the tongue just misses the edges of the top and lower front teeth. • For all three of these letters, a whistle sound is produced. ْ • d رِهِ iَ r ْ وَأَْ dlِ cِ ^ْ gَ rِ اً • tu رِ ْ