Abstract
Al-Nabr is an element in voice intonation related to Quranic recitation that holds implication to the meaning of word recited. Scholars of vocal phonetics and qurra (reciters) have explained on subject of al-nabr through respective fields’ perspective. However, incompleteness of recitation by ignoring al-nabr aspect has been connected to recitation error although there is no clear argument on this subject except several general discussions on it. Therefore, to validify the existence of al-nabr recitation dan its practice among reciters then analysis of recitation through spectrographic method was performed on recordings of recitation from authorised reciters. Analysis found that al-nabr recitation is not a practice among the reciters and as a whole explains their practical recitation practice on this al-nabr.
Highlights
Arguments on al-nabr among reciters is anew subject included in books of Tajwid knowledge
Recently al-nabr argument begins to be detailed by contemporary fogures of reciters as scholars of Arabic linguistics begin to connect al-nabr element to Quranic recitation
Al-Quran al-Karim which has to be recited with certain recitation methods is the main source of phonetics study in Arabic language
Summary
Arguments on al-nabr among reciters is anew subject included in books of Tajwid knowledge. It is a discussion that becomes a focus among scholars in Arabic phonetics fiels only. Recently al-nabr argument begins to be detailed by contemporary fogures of reciters as scholars of Arabic linguistics begin to connect al-nabr element to Quranic recitation. Al-Quran al-Karim which has to be recited with certain recitation methods is the main source of phonetics study in Arabic language. Research on properties of vocal discipline named phonetics study has begun to grow in Arabic language through arrival of Islam bringing along the holy book al-Quran al-Karim (Rahman, 2002). Phonetics study is divided into articulatory phonetics, auditory phonetics and acoustics phonetics. Auditory phonetics describes listening skills to produced sounds. While for acoustics phonetics, it studies transmission of sounds produced by articulatory organs (Zahid & Omar, 2006). Scholars of Arabic linguistics (Fikri, 1995; Basir, 2000) have listed suprasegmental aspects that should be emphasised in Arabic speech: 1- Pronunciation of letter, syllable, compound word and sound clearly. 2- Stress (firm or soft). 3- Mora or mad (long or short). 4- Pause (its usage is to separate linguistics elements that can bring change in meaning) 5- Intonation (raising or lowering of pitch)
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