Arabic Vowel - Sukoon

Arabic Vowel - Sukoon

Sukoon may be explained in lay terms as the vowel sign used when there is a stop at the alphabet.It can be identified occasionally (only printed in text for beginners) by the small circle above the alphabet.



Although the "sukoon" is not usually printed in the text 

the examples below are marked with the sign. The "How to read" column in the table below may help in understanding the concept.

S.No.	Arabic	How to read	Meaning
1	كِتَابْ	Kitaab	Book
2	أَبْ	Ab	Father
3	أخْ	Akh	Brother
4	بَابْ	Baab	Door
5	قَلَمْ	Qalam	Pen
6	دَفْتَرَ	Daftar	Notebook
7	اِسْمْ	Ism	Name
8	أَرْضْ	Ardh	Earth
9	بَحْرْ	Bahr	Sea
10	جَمَلْ	Jamal	Camel
11	حَبْلْ	Habl	Rope
12	حِمَارْ	Himaar	Donkey
13	رَمَلْ	Ramal	Sand
14	رِيَالْ	Riyaal	Riyaal
15	شَمْسْ	Shams	Sun
16	طَبَقْ	Thabaq	Plate
17	طَوِيْلْ	Thaweel	Tall
18	قِرْدْ	Qirdh	Monkey
19	لَوْنْ	Lawn	Colour
20	كَلْبْ	Kalb	Dog
21	نَارْ	Naar	Fire
22	نَمِرْ	Namir	Tiger
23	اِبْنْ	Ibn	Son
24	يَدْ	Yad	Hand