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A wave meaning hold it longer.
Also known as: Madd sign, Prolongation mark
The Arabic mark instructing that a vowel be held for a longer count than its written length alone would give.
Instructs that the vowel be prolonged beyond its ordinary length.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
In Qur'anic recitation the prolongation is counted in fixed units, and the number of counts depends on what follows the vowel rather than on the mark itself, so the mark says 'longer' and the rule says how much.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
A shallow horizontal wave, rising then falling, set above the letter it lengthens.