# Idgham with ghunnah (إِدْغَام بِغُنَّة)

Idgham with ghunnah means merging a noon sakinah or tanween into the next letter (ي ن م و) and holding a nasal sound for about two counts.

## Definition

When noon sakinah or tanween is followed by ya, noon, meem or waw (remembered as يَنْمُو), the noon is not pronounced separately: it is absorbed into the next letter, which is read with a shadda and a nasal hum (ghunnah) of about two counts. The merging happens across two words, e.g. مِن وَالٍ.

**Letters:** ي ن م و. Ya, noon, meem, waw: the letters of “yanmu”.

## How to pronounce

1. Do not stop on the noon: let it flow into the next letter.
2. Read the next letter as if it carries a shadda, and hum through the nose for about two counts.
3. Exception: if the noon sakinah and the ya or waw are in the same word (for example دُنْيَا, بُنْيَان, صِنْوَان, قِنْوَان) there is no idgham: read the noon clearly.

## Examples from the Quran

- جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا  (An-Naba 78:26): An appropriate recompense. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/an-naba/26
- كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ  (Al-Mutaffifin 83:9): It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/al-mutaffifin/9
- فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ  ('Abasa 80:13): [It is recorded] in honored sheets, — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/abasa/13
- فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظِۭ  (Al-Buruj 85:22): [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/al-buruj/22

## Common mistakes

- Skipping the ghunnah, so the merged letter sounds flat.
- Pausing between the two words instead of joining them.

## FAQ

**What are the letters of idgham with ghunnah?** Ya (ي), noon (ن), meem (م) and waw (و), often remembered as يَنْمُو.

**How long is the ghunnah?** About two counts (harakat), the same length as a natural madd.

## Related

- [Idgham without ghunnah](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/idgham-without-ghunnah)
- [Ghunnah (nasal sound)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/ghunnah)
- [Izhar (clear pronunciation)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/izhar)

Cite: Idgham with ghunnah. Noor Quran. https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/idgham-with-ghunnah

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