Lesson 9: The Kasratān (Double Kasrah)

Learn to read Double Kasrah (The Kasratān). It produces the nasalized '-in' sound. Double Kasrah is written under the letter.

Rules for this lesson

• Tanwīn Kasratān:Appends the nasalized '-in' sound under the letter.

Kasratān (Double Kasrah)

Two vertical-diagonal strokes below a letter producing a nasalized '-in' sound. E.g. بٍ is read 'Bin'.

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Stopping on Kasratān (Waqf)

When stopping on a Kasratān word, the nasal sound is dropped completely and it falls to a silent Sukūn stop (e.g. نَفْسٍ becomes نَفْسْ).

Spell & Pull Apart (الكلمات)

🎯 Word Practice & Deconstruction

Select a joined word below, then slide the bar to see the letters morph apart! Pronounce each letter by its spelling name.