Lesson 4: Shadda & Tanween

Shadda (شدة) — Double Consonants

A shadda (ّ) looks like a small 'w' shape above a letter. It means the letter is doubled — you pronounce it twice (once with sukun, once with the vowel).

Example: رَبّ (Rabb) = Lord — the 'b' is doubled: Rab-b

Tanween (تنوين) — Nunation

Tanween is a double haraka at the end of a word, producing an 'n' sound:

كتابًا

Tanween Fatha (ـًا) = "an" — Example: kitāban

كتابٍ

Tanween Kasra (ـٍ) = "in" — Example: kitābin

كتابٌ

Tanween Damma (ـٌ) = "un" — Example: kitābun

Lesson Quiz

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1.What does Shadda (ّ) indicate?

2.How is رَبّ (Rabb) pronounced?

3.What sound does Tanween Fatha (ـًا) produce?

4.Tanween is added at the ______ of a word.