Dal, dhal, ra and zay
Tap a card to listen, then repeat aloud.
See the joined shapes
Hear the vowel sounds
Match the marks as you listen: sukun, fathah, dammah and kasrah.
How it works
These letters can join to a preceding letter but never to the following letter on the left.
A gap inside a word is not a space between words.
Listen and choose
1 / 4Listen to the recording. Choose its meaning.
Choose one answer.
Make it yours
Copy دَار and explain the gaps.
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Compare with a model
د and ا cannot join to the following letter. دَار is one word meaning house or home.
Finish the check and your practice task to complete this lesson.
Sources & learning notes
Lesson explanations and exercises are written for knowmyquran. Recorded examples are adapted from the linked open Arabic textbooks. The course teaches Modern Standard Arabic; the stages describe content, rather than a proficiency certificate.
Grammar reference: Madinah Arabic grammar course. Additional written examples are site-authored.
Audio and adapted examples from the Humanities LibreTexts Arabic textbooks by Hana Kassas and the contributing authors identified on each source page, CC BY 4.0. Recordings unchanged. Word recordings use the source pronunciation, commonly without connected case endings.
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