Yā
يَاء
Shapes in a word
ي
alone
يـ
start
ـيـ
middle
ـي
end
Like “y” in “yes”. After a kasra it can also be a long “ee”.
In the Quran
Voiced · الجَهْرSoft (flowing) · الرَّخَاوَةLowered (light) · الاسْتِفَالOpen · الانْفِتَاحRestrained · الإِصْمَاتSoftness · اللِّين
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Middle of the tongue with the hard palate
The middle of the tongue rises to the middle of the hard palate.
Raise the middle of the tongue toward the hard palate without touching it.
More words with ي
يَWith fatha
يُWith damma
يْWith sukun
Characteristics (ṣifāt)
| Voiced | الجَهْر | The breath is held back and the voice carries the letter. |
| Soft (flowing) | الرَّخَاوَة | The sound flows on while the letter is held. |
| Lowered (light) | الاسْتِفَال | The tongue stays low, so the letter sounds light. |
| Open | الانْفِتَاح | The tongue stays apart from the palate. |
| Restrained | الإِصْمَات | Made further in, so it takes more care to say. |
| Softness | اللِّين | و or ي with sukun after a fatha, said smoothly (as in خَوْف، بَيْت). |