Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

سكون

English translation:

Consonantal or Vowelless

Added to glossary by soamo19
Nov 24, 2006 09:45
17 yrs ago
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Arabic term

سكون

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سكون
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Nov 24, 2006 09:45: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Proposed translations

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22 mins
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Consonantal or Vowelless

Al_Atals Dictionary
Peer comment(s):

agree Iman Khaireddine
11 mins
ThaAaAaAanks a lot Imane :o)
agree Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
29 mins
ThaAaAaAanks a Mattias :D
disagree Ahmad Batiran : Sorry, even late, I have to disagree. I believe there is no English word such as 'Vowelless'. Concerning 'Consonantal', it is an adj. whether you add a noun after it or use its noun.
12 days
Dear sir, we do not believe that you can post a disagree depending on what you believe, you have to add a reference or a solid proof of your opinion..Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "شكرا"
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13 mins

sukun

Peer comment(s):

agree Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch : another possibility would be Schwa. It's Hebrew, but very common.
37 mins
Thank you
agree Chowdhury : I think Arabic terms should retain.
4 hrs
Thank you
agree Tahtawi Group
3 days 4 hrs
Thank you
agree Ahmad Batiran : That is some scholars of Tajweed use: SUKOON 'A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO TAJWEED In the Egnlish Language' By Umm Muhammad; and 'TAJWEED RULES OF THE QUR'AN' By Kareema Carol Czerepinski.
14 days
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6 days

Resting / Quiescence



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Note added at 14 days (2006-12-08 20:52:27 GMT) Post-grading
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That is what some grammarians use (verbal translation).

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Note added at 14 days (2006-12-08 21:06:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Sister Zeinab,

There is no 'vowelless' >>
http://www.onelook.com/?w=vowelless&ls=a

You can say un-/non- voweled/vowelled >>
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=vowelled&r=66

You are welcome!
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