Sukun

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  • noun. A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.
  • Word Usage
    "So when a waaw or yaa 'has a sukun over it, you know that the sound is a diphthong!"
    cross-reference
    Damma  fatHa  kasra  shadda  tashkil