1.5 laam ل , mim م , nun ن , ain ع , ghain غ
Laam ل , mim م , nun ن
Sound | Name | Letter |
l | laam | ل |
m | mim | م |
n | nun | ن |
ل , م , and ن are three distinct letters. They do not belong to the same group. Variants of ن are similar to ب group variants and follow the same rule. If nasalization occurs in the medial position of a word, the variants of ن are used. If nasalization occurs in the final position of word, the Urdu letter ن is used without a dot ں . This letter, indicating nasalization, is known as nun ghunna.
Initial | Middle | Final |
م + ا + ل = مال | ن + م + ک = نمک | ن + ا + م = نام |
ل + م + ب + ا = لمبا | ق +ل + م = قلم | م + ا + ل = مال |
ن + م + ک = نمک | ک + ن + و + ا + ں = کنواں | خ + ا + ن = خان |
Exercises:
Chapter 1.5.1_laam, mim and nun
ain ع Group
Sound | Name | Letter |
vowel letter | ain | ع |
gh | ghain | غ |
ain ( ع ) and ghain ( غ ) are similar-looking letters. However, ain gives vowel sounds where as ghain is a voiced velar fricative consonant sound. Both have different shapes at initial, middle, and final position.
Initial | Middle | Final |
ع + و + ر + ت =عورت | م + ع + ل + و + م = معلوم | م + ق+ ط + ع = مقطع |
غ + م = غم | م +غ + ا + ل + ط + ہ= مغالطہ | ب + ا + غ = باغ |
Exercises:
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