Basic Articulation Points

Lips & Nasal — Remaining Makhaarij

Lips (2 makhaarij, 4 letters):
• Fa (ف): inner lower lip + upper incisors
• Ba (ب): both lips pressed together
• Meem (م): lips pressed with ghunnah
• Waw (و): lips rounded without full press

Nasal passage (1 makhraj): The source of Ghunnah — the resonant nasal sound of doubled Noon/Meem and Ikhfa/Idgham.
Source: Matn Al-Jazariyyah by Ibn Al-Jazari
Tags: الشفتانالخيشوممخارجغنة

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