الإخفاء الشفوي
ikhafa_shafawi
Hiding a meem sakinah before ب. Shafawi means of the lips, since meem and ba are both made with the lips.
When it applies
A meem sakinah at the end of a word followed by ب: تَرۡمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ, وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ.
How to read it
Keep the lips lightly together and hold the ghunnah for 2 counts, then say the ba.
Letters
مۡ ب
Examples from the Quran
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