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Hamze & alef madde
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ء
Hamze
همزه
سؤالso’âl
questionLesson reference
- ء Hamze, A glottal “catch”; sits alone or on a carrier (أ ؤ ئـ).
Think of the tiny pause in the middle of “uh-oh”.
سؤال (so’âl), question
- آ Alef madde, Long “â” at the start of a word, alef with a hat.
Whenever a word starts with a long â sound, it’s written آ.
آب (âb), water