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Tanween [Nunation] in Arabic: Types, Meanings, and Assignment Posted by on Mar 23, 2017

tanween in Arabic: fatH-kasr-dhamm

In an earlier post, we learned that basic Arabic diacritical marks have linguistic values. So does the Arabic nunation, i.e. tanween تَنْوِيْن. Besides its distinct pronunciation, it has both grammar- and meaning-related values. There are three types of tanween: fatH ( ً  ), denoted by double fatHah kasr ( ٍ ), denoted by double kasrah…

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