What is the difference between Similar Sounds Arabic Letter waaw و as a consonant and as a vowel?
- Basic difference of waaw و as consonant and as vowel is of articulation point.
- The consonant و is pronounced from lips which is the articulation point of a waaw و .
- But vowel waaw و is pronounced from empty part of mouth which is the articulation point of madd.
- Consonant waaw can carry all three signs of Arabic {ftha ,ksra,dumma} .But for vowel waaw must followed by dumma. As if it does not followed by dumma it does not make vowel{waaw madda}.
- Sound of waaw as consonant is short but as vowel it is long.
Words With و as vowel
Words Withو as consonant
- دُور role,stage
- يُوم day
- فُوق above
- صُوت sound
- زُوج husband
- دَوْر role , stage
- يَوْم day
- فَوْق above
- صَوْت sound
- زَوْج husband
colloquial pronunciation
Similar Sounds Arabic Letter و as vowel – و as consonant Tutorial
