LAW 3: The sequoun

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What is power law #3?
 

   
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 The sequoun (ﮦ) is the absence of a vowel. The sequoun appears as a small circle above the letter.
                
Power Law 3: A consonant plus a short or long vowel plus a consonant carrying a sequoun equals a syllable.

[consonant + short or long vowel + consonant with sequoun =  syllable].
                

Covered letters:
 ه ح ع ﺽ   


     

 View the sequoun as a stop sign -- so that after the sequoun a new syllable begins.

 

 Click and listen to the syllables...

 * fictitious words are used below to focus on reading and not meaning.

Note: The consonants carrying the sequouns are shown below in brown.

 

Consonant + short or long vowel + consonant (with a sequoun) = one syllable.


    هاهْ
1  haah

   عاحْوَ
 2  çaḥ-wa

   ضِضْعَ
 3  ḍiḍ-ça

    هوحْ
 4  huuḥ

   ضيضْ
  5  ḍiiḍ

    هِهْضَ
  6  hih-ḍa


 
 


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