ـً
Fathatan · an
Two fathas: “-an”.
Above the last letter. The word usually takes an extra alif after it.
- بًbanBāʼ with Fathatan
- تًtanTāʼ with Fathatan
- مًmanMīm with Fathatan
Unit 9 · Harakat — the vowel marks
Step 1 of 4 · Meet the mark
ـً
Tanwin
تَنْوِين
Write one of the three short-vowel marks twice at the end of a word and it gains an n: -an, -un, -in. That is tanwin. It only ever lands on the last letter, and it marks a word as indefinite — “a pen” rather than “the pen”.
ـٌ
Dammatan · un
Two dammas: “-un”.
Above the last letter.
- بٌbunBāʼ with Dammatan
- تٌtunTāʼ with Dammatan
- مٌmunMīm with Dammatan
ـٍ
Kasratan · in
Two kasras: “-in”.
Below the last letter.
- بٍbinBāʼ with Kasratan
- تٍtinTāʼ with Kasratan
- مٍminMīm with Kasratan
In real words
قَلَمٌ
qalamun · a pen
قَلَمًا
qalaman · a pen
قَلَمٍ
qalamin · a pen