Arabic Alphabet always has something extra to
offer. It has these special letters that distinguish it from other languages.
It is interesting how each language has some letters that characterize it from
other languages, especially in terms of pronunciation. One of the
distinguishing Arabic letters will be brought out today. After studying a few
letters in the Arabic alphabet, it's time to move on to the letter ghain.
The pronunciation of ghain غ is
one of the challenging letters to pronounce in Arabic. The letter ghain isn’t equivalent to any of the English
letters. However, in order to pronounce it
correctly, the Arabic letter ghain is pronounced gh as a French r. moreover,
the letter ghain is generally pronounced like a g as in Garden, but further
back in the throat.
Last but not least, to help you pronounce it properly, try
practicing producing the sound/gh/ by gargling water in your mouth; that is
exactly how it is pronounced. Furthermore, the letter ghain only functions as a consonant letter. You will find
everything you need about the letter ghain in today's blog. How it looks
like, its shapes depending on its position in a word and some words with the
letter ghain.
Before we start with the shapes of the letter ghain,
we need to demonstrate an important note that states that the letter ghain can
be connected from both sides. As shown below in the table. The second group (2nd
group) shows letters that can be connected from both sides. Some Arabic
letters can only be connected from the right side (1st group).
|
1st group: |
Connected from the right side |
أ\و\د\ذ\ر\ز |
|
2nd group: |
Connected from both sides |
ب\ت\ث\ج\ح\خ\س\ش\ص\ض\ط\ظ\ع\غ\ف\ق\ك\ل\م\ن\ه\ي |
The letter ghain falls in the second group. ghain connects itself from both
sides. So, let us get to know the letter ghain and give some Arabic words with
ghain after the video.
As can be seen in the video, this is the shape of the letter ghain standing
alone. The form of the letter ghain changes depending on where it appears in a
word. So, we can have it either at the beginning of the word (initial), middle
of the word (medial), or ending of the word (final). But firstly, notice that
the letter ghain is easy to write and it looks like an inverted 3 with a dot on
top. If it is standing alone, it looks like this “غ.” Now, let us get to know the different
shapes of the letter ghain and give some Arabic words with ghain.
The letter ghainhas4 forms, depending on its position in the word
Initial (غ): When it comes at
the beginning of a word:
It looks like a crescent moon followed by a straight line with a dot on
top.
As in: غــزال /ghazaal/ which means Dear
Medial: 1) While being connected (ـغـ):
It looks like an upside-down triangle preceded and followed
by straight lines with a dot on top.
As in: ببــغــاء /babbaghaa’/ which means Parrot
2)
While not being connected (غـ):
It looks like a crescent moon followed by a straight line with a dot on
top.
As in: رغـوة /raghwah/ which means Foam
Final: 1) While being connected (ـغ):
Final connected ghain looks like an upside-down triangle linked to the
English letter C with a dot on top.
As in: صمــغ /Samgh/ which means Glue
2) While
not being connected (غ):
Final disconnected ghain looks like a tiny crescent moon linked to the
English letter C and a dot on top.
As in: دمـاغ /dimaagh/ which means Brain
|
Cases |
Connected |
Disconnected |
|
Initial |
/ghazaal/ غــزال |
--------- |
|
Medial |
ببــغــاء /babbaghaa’/ |
رغـوة /raghwah/ |
|
Final |
صمــغ /Samgh/ |
دمـاغ /dimaagh/ |
The previous section covered the topic of the
letter "ghain." However, for more information on the pronunciation of
this letter, you can watch our video on Kaleela's YouTube channel. Moreover,
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