Arabic Vowel - Kasrah

Arabic Vowel - Kasrah

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In Arabic, "kasrah" is a special mark that looks like a little slanted line (ـِ). It's like a small arrow pointing down. This mark is used to show a different vowel sound in words. Just like we have different vowel sounds in English, Arabic also has different vowel sounds that are important for reading and saying words correctly.

When we see the "kasrah" mark under a letter, it makes that letter have a sound like "ee" in "feet." So, the "kasrah" sound is like saying a short "i" sound, like the "i" in "sit."

Let's look at some words to understand better:

 

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When a kasrah is placed before the letter ⟨ﻱ⟩ (yā’), it represents a long /iː/(as in the English word "steed"). For example ⟨دِي⟩ /diː/. The kasrah is usually not written in such cases, but if yā’ is pronounced as a diphthong /aj/, fatḥah should be written on the preceding consonant to avoid mispronunciation. The word kasrah means 'breaking'.

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