Arabic Short Vowels and Shadda

What are the three short vowels in Arabic?

• Fatha, Damma, Kasra

• Alif, Waw, Ya

• Sukoon, Shadda, Tanween

• Hamza, Seen, Meem

What does the symbol Shadda (ّ) indicate when placed over a letter?

• A long vowel sound

• No vowel sound

• Doubling of the letter

• A silent letter

When a letter is doubled using Shadda, what are the characteristics of the two implied letters?

• Both have a short vowel

• Both have Sukoon

• The first has Sukoon and the second has a short vowel

• The first has a short vowel and the second has Sukoon

Where is the Kasra (ِ) placed when it accompanies a Shadda (ّ) on a letter?

• Above the letter

• Below the letter

• Above the Shadda

• Below the Shadda