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Qalqalah

The 5 'bouncing' letters (ق ط ب ج د) and how they sound with sukoon.

Qalqalah

When one of the 5 Qalqalah letters (ق ط ب ج د — remembered as 'Qutb Jad') carries a sukoon, it is pronounced with a slight bounce or echo, rather than left flat.

ق ط ب ج د

يَقْطَعُyaq-ta'uق with sukoon bounces
أَحَدْaḥadد bounces when stopped on