Bounties of the Gracious God — Page xv
PUBLISHER'S NOTE XV ؟ ص - strongly articulated s. ضd – similar to the English th in this. ط - strongly articulated palatal t. جظ – strongly articulated z. ع a strong guttural, the pronunciation of which must be learnt by the ear. gh - a sound similar to the French r in grasseye, and to the German v. It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the 'gargling' position to pronounce it. قq - a deep guttural k sound. ء a sort of catch in the voice. Long vowels by: 1 ā for for for و و Other vowels by: or آ )like a in father(. or- (like ee in deep). (like oo in root). ai for (like i in site). (resembling ou in sound). au for The consonants not included in the above list have the same pho- netic value as in the principal languages of Europe. As noted above, the single quotation mark' is used for transliterating which ع is distinct from the apostrophe 'used for ۶۰ We have not transliterated some Arabic words which have