Arabic letters and diacritics: Difference between revisions

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* دُ - dammah (ضَمَّة) <-- don't confuse the name with "maddah" and don't confuse the diacritic sign with "alif waslah" (ٱ)
* دُ - dammah (ضَمَّة) <-- don't confuse the name with "maddah" and don't confuse the diacritic sign with "alif waslah" (ٱ)
** Dammah (و above the letter) means a short vowel "w" (eu) after the letter.  
** Dammah (و above the letter) means a short vowel "w" (eu) after the letter.  
* دْ Sukun (سُكُون)
* دْ sukun (سُكُون)
** Sukun (a circle above the letter) indicates that there is no vowel after the letter.
** Sukun (a circle above the letter) indicates that there is no vowel after the letter.
* دّ - shaddah (شَدَّة)
* دّ - shaddah (شَدَّة)
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