Thick or thin Râ

Hukm ar-Râ · Read the R thick or thin
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Read connected · Quran 2:3

رَزَقْنَاهُمْ

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Lesson summary

ر is read thick with a fatha or damma and thin with a kasra. If ر has no vowel, look at the vowel before it.

How do I read it?

First look at the vowel of ر. If ر has no vowel, look at the vowel of the letter before it.

Letters: The vowel of ر; for ر without a vowel, the vowel before it

Remember: رَ / رُ → thick · رِ → thin.

Common mistake: Reading every ر the same way.

  • Make the thick sound by filling the mouth a little, not by tightening the throat.
  • This lesson covers the basic cases; some words have exceptions.

Examples

  • رَزَقْنَاهُمْQuran 2:3
  • غَيْرِQuran 1:7
  • مِنْ اَمْرِنَا
  • أَنْذَرْتَهُمْQuran 2:6
  • كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبٖيثَةٍ
  • بِوَرِقِكُمْ
  • يَكْفُرُونَ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ