3 Other signs
Shadda الشّدّة
The sign (ـــّــ) is called ‘shadda’. It is used to indicate doubling of consonant. In the following table you will see words contain ‘shadda’ in column A and see how is it pronounced in column B. Listen carefully and repeat what you hear.
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| A | B |
| الطَّالِب | الطْطَالِبُ |
| كَذّبَ | كَذْذَبَ |
| يُدَرِّسُ | يُدَرْرِسُ |
| حَجٌّ | حَجْجَ |
| ثُمَّ | ثُمْمَ |
Madda المَدّة
The sign ( آ ) is called ‘madda’. It comes only above the letter ( ا ) to be pronounced as (ā).
Here are some examples of ‘madda’. Listen carefully and repeat.
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١- آخِذ
٢- الآمَال
٣- آثَرَ
٤- الآن
٥- مَلْجَآن
Activity 4
Timing: 20 minutes
a.
يُفَكِّر
b.
وَرَقَة
c.
الذَّهَب
The correct answers are a and c.
a.
الأَمْر
b.
الآدَاب
c.
مُؤْمِن
The correct answer is b.
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