INTRODUCTION · TOPIC 4 OF 7
Transliteration Key
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| ء | ‘ (a slight catch in the breath. It is also used to indicate where the hamza has been dropped from the beginning of a word.) |
| ا | a, ā |
| ب | b |
| ت | t |
| ث | th (Should be pronounced as the th in thin or thirst) |
| ج | j |
| ح | ḥ (Tensely breathed h sound) |
| خ | kh (Pronounced like the ch in Scottish loch with the mouth hollowed to produce a full sound) |
| د | d |
| ذ | dh (Should be pronounced as the th in this or that) |
| ر | r |
| ز | z |
| س | s |
| ش | sh |
| ص | ṣ (A heavy s pronounced far back in the mouth with the mouth hollowed to produce a full sound) |
| ض | ḍ (A heavy d/dh pronounced far back in the mouth with the mouth hollowed to produce a full sound) |
| ط | ṭ (A heavy t pronounced far back in the mouth with the mouth hollowed to produce a full sound) |
| ظ | ẓ (A heavy dh pronounced far back in the mouth with the mouth hollowed to produce a full sound) |
| ع | ‘, ‘a, ‘I, ‘u (Pronounced from the throat) |
| غ | gh (Pronounced like a throaty French r with the mouth hollowed to produce a full sound) |
| ف | f |
| ق | q (A guttural q sound with the mouth hollowed to produce a full sound) |
| ك | k |
| ل | l |
| م | m |
| ن | n |
| و | w, ū, u |
| ه | h |
| ي | y, ī, i |