Articulation point of Arabic letters. This presentation has been created to help you articulate the Arabic letters correctly.

1. .
Articulation
Points
of Arabic
alphabet

3. By the end of this lesson you should learn what are the articulation points for the
Arabic letters and how to articulate them in the proper way.
Lesson Objectives

4. • Articulation point is the place from where a letter is
pronounced, making its sound different from the sound
of other letters.
• Each Arabic letter has different articulation point.
• Failing to adhere to the proper articulation points while reciting
Quran could lead to major sin.
Introduction

5. ‫ز‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫د‬ ‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ ‫ج‬ ‫ث‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ا‬
‫غ‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ظ‬ ‫ط‬ ‫ض‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ش‬ ‫س‬
‫ي‬ ‫ء‬ ‫و‬ ‫ـ‬‫ه‬ ‫ن‬ ‫م‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ف‬
29 Arabic Alphabet

6. The main articulation areas for the
Arabic letters
Al-Halq
The empty space in the mouth and throat
Al-Jawf
Shaftan
The throat
Two lips
Al-Khaishum Nasal Passage
Al-Lisan The tongue

7. Nasal Passage
Tongue
Hard Palate
Empty
Space in
the Mouth
and Throat
Throat
Teeth
Lips
Main Articulation Points of Arabic Alphabet

8. Al-Jawf
The empty space in the mouth
and throat

9. Letters of Madd:‫ا‬ ‫ـ‬َ‫ـ‬+‫و‬ ‫ـ‬ُ‫ـ‬+‫ي‬ ‫ـ‬ِ‫ـ‬
Vowel ‫ا‬
Vowel ‫و‬
Vowel ‫ي‬

10. The closest part of the throat
(Area of the soft palate)
The middle of the throat
(Area of the hard palate)
The deepest part of the throat
(Area of the Vocal cords)
‫ـ‬‫ه‬ ‫أ‬
‫ح‬ ‫ع‬
‫خ‬ ‫غ‬
Letters of throat
‫خ‬ ،‫غ‬ ،‫ح‬ ،‫ع‬ ، ‫أ،هـ‬

11. Upper Palate
Hard Palate
Soft Palate
Front of the
palate
Gums
Uvula

12. Names of teeth

13. The tip of the
tongue
The farthest part
of the tongue
The middle part
of the tongue
The side of the
tongue
The edge of the
tongue
Parts of The
Tongue

14. Articulation
point of the ‫ق‬
Bottom of the
tongue along with
the soft palate

15. Bottom of the
tongue along with
the soft and hard
palate
Articulation
point of the ‫ك‬

16. Articulation
point of the ‫ج‬
Middle of the tongue along
with the upper palate

17. Articulation
‫ش‬point of
theِِ
Middle of the tongue
along with the upper
palate.

18. Articulation
‫ي‬point of theِِ
Middle of the tongue
along with the upper
palate.

19. Articulation points for the ‫ج‬،‫ش‬‫ي‬ ،
Articulation
point of the ‫ج‬
Articulation point
of the ‫ش‬
Articulation point of
the non-vowel ‫ي‬

20. Place that the letter ‫ض‬ takes
from the both corner of the
tongue
Place that the letter ‫ل‬takes
from the lowest two edges of
the tongue unto the end of its
side.
Place of the ‫ض‬ and the ‫ل‬
at the corner of the tongue

21. Articulation point of the ‫ض‬
Central Incisor
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar
The edge of the tongue along with
its neighboring teeth.
2nd Premolar
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar
2nd Premolar
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar

22. Articulation points of the ‫ل‬
Central Incisor
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar
From the lowest two edge of the
tongue unto the end of its side.
2nd Premolar
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar
2nd Premolar
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar

23. Articulation
point of the ‫ن‬Nasal Passage
From the side of the
tongue along with
its adjoining gums.

24. Articulation
point of the ‫ر‬
From the side of the
tongue along with its
adjoining gums.

25. Aggrandized ‫ر‬ Attenuated ‫ر‬
Aggrandizement is accompanied with a concavity in
the centre of the tongue along with narrowing in the
throat contrary to the attenuated.
Attenuated ‫ر‬Aggrandized ‫ر‬

26. ‫ط‬‫ت‬ ،‫د‬
Articulation points of the ‫ت‬ ،‫د‬ ،‫ط‬
‫ال‬ ‫الثنايا‬ ‫أصول‬ ‫مع‬ ‫سان‬ِّ‫الل‬ ‫طرف‬‫عليا‬

27. ‫ص‬‫ز‬ ،‫س‬
Articulation points of the ‫ز‬ ،‫س‬ ،‫ص‬
‫ف‬ُّ‫الس‬ ‫الثنايا‬ ‫فوق‬ ‫ما‬ ‫مع‬ ‫سان‬ِّ‫الل‬ ‫طرف‬‫لى‬

28. ‫ث‬ ‫ظ‬
Articulation points of the ‫ث‬ ،‫ذ‬ ،‫ظ‬
‫العليا‬ ‫الثنايا‬ ‫اف‬‫ر‬‫أط‬ ‫مع‬ ‫سان‬ِّ‫الل‬ ‫طرف‬

29. Articulation
point of the ‫ف‬
Tips of the upper two
incisors along with the
belly of the lower lip

30. Articulation
point of the ‫ب‬
By closing the two
lips together

31. Articulation
point of the ‫م‬
By closing the two
lips together

32. The End