1.1.2 How are they?

Letters of the Lips

أحرف الشفتين

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م    ب    و    ف

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Symbols meaning
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Meem
م

When pronouncing Meem the tongue tongue is lowered (istifaal), the lips are closed, the air flows restricted (Jahr), and some sound emerges even before pronunciation (Tawassut).

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Baa
ب

When pronouncing Baa the tongue is lowered (istifaal), the lips are closed, the air flows restricted (Jahr) and the sound is trapped before pronunciation (shiddah). 

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Waaw
و

When pronouncing Waaw the tongue is lowered (istifaal), the lips are open, the air flows restricted (Jahr), and the sound emerges freely even before pronunciation (Rakhaawah).

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Faa
ف

When pronouncing Faa the tongue is lowered (istifaal), the lips are open, the air flows freely (Hams), and the sound emerges freely even before pronunciation (Rakhaawah).

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