What does Qalqalah mean?
Applied to five specific letters, qalqalah gives these consonants a small extra vibration rather than letting them fall flat and silent, keeping their sound crisp even at the end of a word.
Alternative Spellings
Qalqalla
Tajweed Rule
قَلْقَلَة · /qælˈqælæ/
Qalqalah is a Tajweed rule producing a slight bouncing echo on certain letters when they carry a sukoon.
Applied to five specific letters, qalqalah gives these consonants a small extra vibration rather than letting them fall flat and silent, keeping their sound crisp even at the end of a word.