"جورج وَرَواد"
Translation:George and Rawad
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AndersBorje:
In daily conversation or outside of reciting Quran, long sounds are not mandatory. As long as the listeners understand what we are saying, it's okay. It's not strict.
Also, people tend to speak faster. So, even if they pronounce the letter in a long tone, it will be difficult for us to tell which one is long and which is short.
But,
if we recite Quran, all sounds (including long vowels) should be pronounced properly. If واد "waad" is in the middle of a sentence, the "waad" will be spelled two times of the normal vowel "a". If the "waad" is in the end of the sentence, the rule will be different.
Akash_Polyglot,
The meaning of "and" doesn't get mixed with "rawad". It is just how Standard Arabic writing is, where the "and" is always attached to the next word. (It is part of the principles of عطف ومعطوف عليه). So, "warawad" means "and Rawad" in English.
However, some dialects have a different style where the "and" is separated with the next word. They write "wa rawad".
Owwss I was confused too before knowing this. So the alif pronunciation is only mandatory in Qur'an I see.
I really wish they'd separate "wa" from the name. Sounds confusing. It also makes the final selection obvious.
I found Away54's response to Akash_Polyglot helpful.
Also, the audio here made the d in Rawad sound like a b or p. (Haven't noticed this before.)
UPDATE (one week later): Now it's back to d ; all is well!
It does make the answer obvious but that's how the arabic language is. The and is connected to the next word
جُوْرْج وَ رَوَاد
In Lebanese writing style, the "wa" which means "and" is separated from the next word.
Or, جورجُ وروادٌ
In Standard style, the "wa" which means "and" is always attached to the next word.
(Update: I got a downvote for each of my comments here without any reason. Please, if you see any mistake of my comments, hope you give me a feedback. Your downvote doesn't help me at all, rather it really demotivate me).
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to type the short a like in وَ... Can someone help me because I know the answer to the questions but I can't type it...
On the Saudi Arabian Arabic keyboard (the one I'm using), it would be equivalent to typing "Shift + Q".
For Rawad, why is the alif separated (اد) from the dalit? Why isn't it لد ? Thank you.
Sometimes (Rawaad) is right and sometimes (Rawad) is right. That means both right.
