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Hiding a noon sakinah نۡ or tanween ـً ـٍ ـٌ: between saying it clearly and merging it, with ghunnah.
When it applies
A noon sakinah نۡ or tanween ـً ـٍ ـٌ followed by one of 15 letters, in one word or across two: مِن قَبۡلِ, أَنتُمۡ, رِيحٗا صَرۡصَرٗا.
How to read it
Don't touch the tongue to the noon position. Move towards the next letter and hold the ghunnah for 2 counts.
Letters
ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك
Examples from the Quran
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