Warsh changes (makes
of) the hamzah
saakinah that is the first letter of the root of the word-meaning third
person past tense singular- into a medd letter
corresponding to the vowel on the letter preceding the hamzah. This
requires knowledge of the Arabic language enough to derive a noun or
conjugated verb into its root. An example is the word
which
has a hamzah saakinah. The root of this word is
,
with a hamzah as its first letter. Warsh therefore changes the hamzah
saakinah in the word into
a lengthened (two
vowel counts).
Exception: If the word in
question comes from a derivative of the word
then
there is no for
Warsh. Examples of words that are derivatives of
are the words:
,
,
and .
Warsh also changes the
hamzah with a preceded
by a dhammah into a
(with
an accompanying ) as
in: ,
,
and .
The three words:
,
,
and
are also read with of
the hamzah in
the recitation of Warsh. In all three of these words, the hamzah is
changed into a lengthened
.
The Single Hamzah
of) the hamzah
saakinah that is the first letter of the root of the word-meaning third
person past tense singular- into a medd letter
corresponding to the vowel on the letter preceding the hamzah. This
requires knowledge of the Arabic language enough to derive a noun or
conjugated verb into its root. An example is the word
which
has a hamzah saakinah. The root of this word is
,
with a hamzah as its first letter. Warsh therefore changes the hamzah
saakinah in the word 
(two
vowel counts).
,
,
and 
.
preceded
by a dhammah into a
,
,
and 
.
,
,
and 
.