Lesson 03

Tanween — التنوين

Tanween is a double vowel added to the end of indefinite words, producing an 'an', 'in', or 'un' sound.

Tanween only appears at the end of a word and never at the beginning. The Noon of tanween follows the same four rules as Noon Sakin.

كِتَابًا

Tanween Fath

Тенвийн Фетх

— an —

Double fatha — produces an 'an' sound. Found at the end of indefinite nouns in the accusative case.

Examples

كِتَابًا

بَيْتًا

رَجُلًا

عِلْمًا

كِتَابٍ

Tanween Kasr

Тенвийн Кесра

— in —

Double kasra — produces an 'in' sound. Found at the end of indefinite nouns in the genitive case.

Examples

كِتَابٍ

بَيْتٍ

رَجُلٍ

عِلْمٍ

كِتَابٌ

Tanween Damm

Тенвийн Дама

— un —

Double damma — produces an 'un' sound. Found at the end of indefinite nouns in the nominative case.

Examples

كِتَابٌ

بَيْتٌ

رَجُلٌ

عِلْمٌ

Comparing the Three Tanween Types

Type	Symbol	Sound	Usage
Tanween Fath	ً	an	Double fatha — produces an 'an' sound. Found at the end of indefinite nouns in the accusative case.
Tanween Kasr	ٍ	in	Double kasra — produces an 'in' sound. Found at the end of indefinite nouns in the genitive case.
Tanween Damm	ٌ	un	Double damma — produces an 'un' sound. Found at the end of indefinite nouns in the nominative case.