points or tashkīl should not be confused with consonant points or iʿjam (إعجام) – one, two or three dots written above or below a consonant to distinguish...

that the Arabic diacritics are omitted. These diacritics include i'jam (إِعْجَام, ʾiʿjām), consonant pointing, and tashkil (تَشْكِيل, taškīl), supplementary...

numerous diacritics, which include consonant pointing known as iʻjām (إِعْجَام), and supplementary diacritics known as tashkīl (تَشْكِيل). The latter...