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🌟 Did You Know?
If the Fatha opens the mouth — the Kasra drops the jaw.
الكَسْرَة comes from the Arabic word كَسَرَ — meaning: to break.
The letter "breaks" downward — and so does your jaw when you say "i".
It is written as a small dash below the letter. ↓
بِ
Kasra — كَسْرَة
A small dash below the letter = short "i" sound
بِ = "bi" · تِ = "ti" · ثِ = "thi"
🔄 Compare — same letter, different mark, different sound:
بَ
ba
Fatha above = "a"
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بِ
bi
Kasra below = "i"
بِ
bi
Like "bi" in bill
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تِ
ti
Like "ti" in tip
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ثِ
thi
Like "thi" in thick
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The Kasra Rule
Any letter + كَسْرَة = that letter + the "i" sound
بِ تِ ثِ جِ حِ خِ
bi · ti · thi · ji · hi · khi
بِ تِ ثِ جِ حِ خِ
bi · ti · thi · ji · hi · khi
🕌 Spot Your Letters in the Quran
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Look at رَبِّ — the رَ carries a Fatha.
Can you find two more letters with a Fatha in this verse?
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all worlds"
— Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 2
Learn Arabic Letters with Kasra
Click on each letter to hear the pronunciation