Divisions of the makharij

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The divisions of the makharij

The makharij divide into two categories: general makharij and specific makharij.

The general makharij: they are those that contain one makhraj or more. They are limited to five: 1. the jawf (the cavity), 2. the halq (the throat), 3. the tongue, 4. the two lips, 5. the khayshum (the nasal cavity).

The specific makharij: they are the delimited makharij that contain only one makhraj. The scholars have differed about them:

The view upon which one acts, the most famous, is the first. It is to it that Ibn al-Jazari refers in his verses:

مخارجُ الحروفِ سبعةَ عشرْ ... على الذي يختارُه منِ اختبرْ

"The makharij of the letters are seventeen... according to what chooses the one who tests and verifies"

Here is their exposition in detail.

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