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Lesson 18 of 20

Qalqalah

Give the five echoing letters their bounce when they carry a sukun.

  • The echo is a light bounce — never add a vowel to it.
  • ق qāf
  • ط ṭāʾ
  • ب bāʾ
  • ج jīm
  • د dāl
  • قطب جد quṭb jad mnemonic
  • أَقْ ʾaq echoed
  • أَطْ ʾaṭ
  • أَبْ ʾab
  • أَجْ ʾaj
  • أَدْ ʾad