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Activity 2: Hamzah al wasel (Hamzat-al-wasel)
Hamzah al wasel (connective hamzah): when the letter ا comes between two words, we connect the two words together and the hamzah sound cannot be heard. For example, although we can see the ا in صباح الخير, we do not pronounce it. The ح in صباح connects directly to the ل in الخير.
Pay attention to the sun and moon letters. If it is a sun letter, the ا and ل disappear and if it is a moon letter, only the ا disappears. For example, in صباح الخير only the ا cannot be heard, whereas in صباح النور both the ا and ل cannot be heard.
Listen to the following audios and notice where you hear hamzat-al-wasel.
Why do say hamzat-al-wasel instead of hamzah al wasel?
In the phrase همزة الوصل (hamzah al wasel), the letter ا falls between two words in the definite article ال. The letter ا here has hamzah al wasel, which means that we connect the ة (taa’ marbouta) to the ل in the definite article in الوصل so we pronounce it as hamzat-al-wasel. The phrase Hamzat-al-wasel has hamzat-al-wasel!
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