Level 3 · Nūn & Tanwīn

Idghām (with ghunnah)

إِدْغَام بِغُنَّة

Level 3 · Nūn & Tanwīn

Idghām — merge ٱلْإِدْغَام

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The idea

Before ي ن م و (gathered in 'يَنْمُو') the n merges into the next letter and is held with a nasal hum. Before ل and ر it merges completely with no hum. In both, the written nūn/tanwīn is not heard as a separate n — it becomes the following letter.

Idghām (with ghunnah)

إِدْغَام بِغُنَّة
The rule
Nūn sākinah / tanwīn before ي ن م و merges into it with a 2-count nasal hum.
How it sounds
The n disappears into the next letter, held with a nasal hum.
How often
3,080 occurrences across the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim text of the Qurʾān — mechanically derived from the Uthmani marks, not hand-counted.

Examples in the Qurʾān

  • ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    Qurʾān 2:2

  • أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    Qurʾān 2:5

  • وَلَن يَتَمَنَّوْهُ أَبَدًۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    Qurʾān 2:95

Idghām (without ghunnah)

إِدْغَام بِلَا غُنَّة
The rule
Nūn sākinah / tanwīn before ل or ر merges completely — no nasal hum.
How it sounds
The n vanishes straight into the ل or ر with no hum.
How often
817 occurrences across the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim text of the Qurʾān — mechanically derived from the Uthmani marks, not hand-counted.

Examples in the Qurʾān

  • أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    Qurʾān 2:5

  • أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ

    Qurʾān 2:12

  • فَجَعَلْنَٰهَا نَكَٰلًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    Qurʾān 2:66

Rule spans are computed from the Uthmani combining marks on the quran-uthmani text (Tanzil.net) in the recitation of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim. Where to stop (waqf) is interpretive and is taught, never auto-asserted. How we count →

Questions

What is Idghām (with ghunnah) (إِدْغَام بِغُنَّة) in tajwīd?

Nūn sākinah / tanwīn before ي ن م و merges into it with a 2-count nasal hum. The n disappears into the next letter, held with a nasal hum.

How often does Idghām (with ghunnah) occur in the Qurʾān?

Idghām (with ghunnah) occurs 3,080 times across the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim text of the Qurʾān (quran-uthmani, Tanzil.net). The figure is derived mechanically from the Uthmani combining marks rather than counted by hand.

What is Idghām (without ghunnah) (إِدْغَام بِلَا غُنَّة) in tajwīd?

Nūn sākinah / tanwīn before ل or ر merges completely — no nasal hum. The n vanishes straight into the ل or ر with no hum.

How often does Idghām (without ghunnah) occur in the Qurʾān?

Idghām (without ghunnah) occurs 817 times across the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim text of the Qurʾān (quran-uthmani, Tanzil.net). The figure is derived mechanically from the Uthmani combining marks rather than counted by hand.