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by

Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

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Module 3

Lesson Three

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LESSON THREE
Connecting Form

Name of the Letter

Sound of the Letter

faa
sheen
khaa

f
sh
kh

1. The Arabic faa corresponds to f in English. It is written like a

backwards e whose tail extends along the line with an upward curve at its end
similar to and . It should not curve below the line. Its connecting form is
identical to its separate form except that the latter half of the tail extension is
deleted.

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In the middle of words which connect from the right, the loop is modified so that
the writing will flow from the preceding extension into the .

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Attempt:
1. Reading Exercise 1
2. Writing Exercise 1
3. Dictation 1
At this point and submit before proceeding.

2. The Arabic sheen is pronounced like the sh in the English word shop. It
is written like seen, with the addition of three dots.

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Attempt:
1. Reading Exercise 2
2. Writing Exercise 2
3. Dictation 2
At this point and submit before proceeding.

3. The Arabic letter khaa does not have an English equivalent. It does occur
in many other languages, such as the ch in German Nacht. It is produced by
narrowing the passageway between the back of the tongue and the velum enough
to create friction as the air passes through. The letter khaa differs from
kaaf in that khaa is breathed, while in the case of kaaf, the air stream is
completely stopped, then released.

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The head of the letter is written as a wavy line from left to right above the
line while most of the tail is written like a large c below the line.

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Attempt:
1. Reading Exercise 3
2. Writing Exercise 3
3. Dictation 3
At this point and submit before proceeding.

DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN
KAAF AND KHAA

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Attempt:
1. Reading Exercise 4
2. Writing Exercise 4
3. Dictation 4
At this point and submit before proceeding.

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DOUBLE CONSONANTS

When a consonant is doubled in Arabic, its pronunciation is prolonged.

Doubled consonants resulting in prolonged pronunciation in English occur in a
few two-word combinations, in some compound words, and in some words with
prefixes, for example:
bus stop ( contrast with bus conductor)
freight train ( contrast with freight car)
unnatural ( contrast with a natural)
unknown ( contrast with well known)
bookcase ( contrast with bookstore)
In English, the doubling of a consonant in a word usually shortens the
pronunciation of the vowel preceding the doubled consonant. For example: mate /
matter, fate / fatter, mane / manner, blade / bladder, rape / rapper, etc. In Arabic,
the doubling does not affect either the vowels before or after the consonant in any
way. The consonant is held twice its normal length during pronunciation.
A double consonant is indicated by the sign , called shaddah, written above
the consonant. The vowels signs a, and u are written above the shaddah,
while the vowel sign i is written either below the shaddah or under the letter.

Arabic has double consonants in many words, and in many cases, it is only
the single versus the double consonant which distinguishes two words of quite
different meaning. Therefore, it is very important for the student of Arabic to
learn to recognize and pronounce double consonants correctly.

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danat

it approached

dannat

it buzzed

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Attempt:
1. Reading Exercise 5
2. Writing Exercise 5
3. Dictation 5
At this point and submit before proceeding.

SHADDAH WITH LONG VOWELS

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Attempt:
1. Reading Exercise 6
2. Writing Exercise 6
3. Dictation 6
At this point and submit before proceeding.

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DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN
LONG AND SHORT VOWELS
WITH SHADDAH

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Attempt:
1. Reading Exercise 7
2. Writing Exercise 7
3. Dictation 7
At this point and submit before proceeding.

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Reading & Writing Exercise

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Read the following sentences and then write
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Fikree passed by Naadirs store.

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Bakree was in the Madrid club.

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Saamee wrote a religious lesson.

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Mursee lived in Tabouk.

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Sameer passed the night in Makrams residence.

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Kareem slept in Muneers home.

Attempt:
1. Reading Exercise 8
2. Writing Exercise 8
3. Dictation 8
At this point and submit before proceeding.

Letter Exchange Exercise

Reverse the letters of the words and read them as
in the example below:

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Attempt:
1. Writing Exercise 9 and 10
At this point and submit before proceeding.

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