Mad (Lengthening)

Mad Tamkin

Doubled ya meeting a silent ya → 2 counts.

مَدّ تَمْكِين

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What is this rule?

When a doubled ya carrying a kasrah meets a silent ya, it is read firmly (tamkin) for 2 counts so that both ya sounds stay distinct rather than merging.

How to read it

Press the doubled ya, then stretch the silent ya for exactly 2 counts.

Trigger letters

A doubled ya (with a kasrah) meeting a silent ya.

يِّيْ

Examples of Mad Tamkin in the Qur'an

Surah Al-Mutaffifin 83:18

لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

lafī 'illiyyīn

"No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn."

Frequently asked questions

What is Mad Tamkin in tajwid?

Doubled ya meeting a silent ya → 2 counts. When a doubled ya carrying a kasrah meets a silent ya, it is read firmly (tamkin) for 2 counts so that both ya sounds stay distinct rather than merging.

How do you pronounce Mad Tamkin?

Press the doubled ya, then stretch the silent ya for exactly 2 counts.

What is an example of Mad Tamkin in the Quran?

One example is in Surah Al-Mutaffifin 83:18: "لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ" (lafī 'illiyyīn) — "No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.".

Other rules in Mad (Lengthening)

Mad Thabi'i
The basic 2-count lengthening.مَدّ طَبِيعِي Mad Wajib Muttasil
Mad + hamzah in one word → 4–5 counts.مَدّ وَاجِب مُتَّصِل Mad Jaiz Munfasil
Mad at the end of a word + hamzah in the next → 2/4/5 counts.مَدّ جَائِز مُنْفَصِل Mad Lin (Layyin)
Silent wau/ya after a fathah, stretched when stopping.مَدّ لِين Mad 'Aridh Lissukun
Mad thabi'i before the final letter when stopping → 2/4/6 counts.مَدّ عَارِض لِلسُّكُون Mad Iwadh
Tanwin fathah read long when stopping.مَدّ عِوَض Mad Badal
Hamzah meeting a mad letter → 2 counts.مَدّ بَدَل Mad Silah Qashirah
Ha dhamir between two vowels → 2 counts.مَدّ صِلَة قَصِيرَة Mad Silah Thawilah
Ha dhamir meeting a hamzah → 4–5 counts.مَدّ صِلَة طَوِيلَة Mad Farq
Distinguishing the question hamzah → 6 counts.مَدّ فَرْق Mad Lazim Kilmi Mutsaqqal
Mad meeting a doubled letter in one word → 6 counts.مَدّ لَازِم كِلْمِي مُثَقَّل Mad Lazim Kilmi Mukhaffaf
Mad meeting a sukun (not a doubled letter) in one word → 6 counts.مَدّ لَازِم كِلْمِي مُخَفَّف Mad Lazim Harfi Mutsaqqal
Opening letters that merge → a heavy 6 counts.مَدّ لَازِم حَرْفِي مُثَقَّل Mad Lazim Harfi Mukhaffaf
Opening letters without merging → a light 6 counts.مَدّ لَازِم حَرْفِي مُخَفَّف

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