Introduction to Long Vowels
In this fourth lesson of the Arabic alphabet course, we will see that the Arabic language includes long vowels. Previously, we studied the short vowels and tanween.
The long vowels represent the following sounds:
ALIF AL-MADD: long “A” sound
WAW AL-MADD: long “OU” sound
YA AL-MADD: long “I” sound
Long vowels are essentially short vowels whose sound is prolonged during pronunciation. They are formed from three letters: alif, waw, and ya.
| حُرُوفُ الْمَدِّ
LONG VOWELS (extended sound) |
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ALIF |
YA |
WAW |
| ا | ي | و |
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Long “a” Example: بَا = baa |
Long “i” Example: بِي = bii |
Long “ou” Example: بُو = bou |
Note: The vowels ي و ا share the same writing properties (beginning, middle, end; connected or not) as the letters ي و أ.
Summary Table for Each Letter
Below, you can listen to how each Arabic letter sounds with long vowels:
| أُو | إِي | آ |
| بُو | بِي | بَا |
| تُو | تِي | تَا |
| ثُو | ثِي | ثَا |
| جُو | جِي | جَا |
| حُو | حِي | حَا |
| خُو | خِي | خَا |
| دُو | دِي | دَا |
| ذُو | ذِي | ذَا |
| رُو | رِي | رَا |
| زُو | زِي | زَا |
| سُو | سِي | سَا |
| شُو | شِي | شَا |
| صُو | صِي | صَا |
| ضُو | ضِي | ضَا |
| طُو | طِي | طَا |
| ظُو | ظِي | ظَا |
| عُو | عِي | عَا |
| غُو | غِي | غَا |
| فُو | فِي | فَا |
| قُو | قِي | قَا |
| كُو | كِي | كَا |
| لُو | لِي | لَا |
| مُو | ميِ | مَا |
| نُو | نِي | نَا |
| هُو | هِي | هَـا |
| وُو | وِي | وَا |
| يُو | يِي | يَا |
Conclusion
This Arabic lesson is now complete. The next lesson will cover, insha’Allah, the soukoun – the absence of a vowel in Arabic.
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