Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page xi
PUBLISHER'S NOTE xi ع غ ' - a strong guttural, the pronunciation of which must be learnt by the ear. a sound similar to the French r in grasseye, and to the German r. It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the 'gar- gling' position to pronounce it. ق q - a deep guttural k sound. ء a sort of catch in the voice. Short vowels are represented by: a for i for и for و Long vowels by: ā for for for (like u in bud). (like i in bid). (like oo in wood). - or آ )like a in father(. or 1 -(like ee in deep). و Other vowels by: ai for au for و (like oo in root). (like i in site). (resembling ou in sound). The consonants not included in the above list have the same phonetic value as in the principal languages of Europe. While the Arabic is represented by n, we have indicated the Urdu ںas ń. As noted above, the single quotation mark is used for transliterating which is dis tinct from the apostrophe used for ۶۰ We have not transliterated some Arabic words which have become part of English language, e. g. , Islam, Quran, Hadith, Mahdi, jihad, Ramadan and ummah. The Royal Asiatic Society's rules of