Basic Terms Flashcards
مَفْتُوْحٌ
A letter having a فَتْحَةٌ
e.g. فَ
مَكْسُوْرٌ
A letter having a كَسْرَةٌ
e.g. كِ
مَضْمُوْمٌ
A letter having a ضَمَّةٌ
e.g. ضُ
سَاكِنٌ / مَجْزُوْمٌ
A letter having a سُكُوْنٌ or a جَزْمٌ
e.g. سْ
حَرَكَةٌ
The three diacritical points; كَسْرَةٌ, فَتْحَةٌ and ضَمَّةٌ are each called a حَرَكَةٌ
جَزْمٌ / سُكُوْنٌ doesn’t count as a حَرَكَةٌ
مُتَحَرِّكٌ
A letter having a حَرَكَةٌ
e.g فِ, فَ and فُ
A letter having a فَتْحَةٌ
مَفْتُوْحٌ
e.g. فَ
A letter having a كَسْرَةٌ
مَكْسُوْرٌ
e.g. كِ
A letter having a ضَمَّةٌ
مَضْمُوْمٌ
e.g. ضُ
A letter having a سُكُوْنٌ or a جَزْمٌ
سَاكِنٌ / مَجْزُوْمٌ
e.g. سْ
The three diacritical points; كَسْرَةٌ, فَتْحَةٌ and ضَمَّةٌ are each called a…
حَرَكَةٌ
جَزْمٌ / سُكُوْنٌ doesn’t count as a حَرَكَةٌ
A letter having a حَرَكَةٌ
مُتَحَرِّكٌ
e.g فِ, فَ and فُ
فَاءُ الْكَلِمَةُ
The first root letter of a word, also referred
to as consonant or radical
e.g. the ف of فَتَحَ
عَيْنُ الْكَلِمَةُ
The second root letter of a word
e.g. the ت of فَتَحَ
لَامُ الْكَلِمَةُ
The third root letter of a word
e.g. the ح of فَتَحَ
