THE NASAL PASSAGE

Al Khayshoom

The Gunna passage

ًٍُمّ نّ مْ نْ

The nasal cavity is located at the furthest point of the nose (the bridge of the nose). It is the opening that connects the mouth w ith the nose. This connection is where the ghunnah exits. The ghunnahis a sound that is resonated and the tongue is not used to produce it . The duration of the ghunnah
sound is for 2 counts.

The ghunnah is produced in the following cases:

When the meem or noon have a shaddah مّ نّ
With rules of noon saakin or tanween نْ or ًٍُ
rules of meem saakin مْ