Elucidation of Objectives — Page ix
ix Short vowels are represented by a for — َ — (like u in ‘bud’); i for — ِ — (like i in ‘bid’); u for — ُ — (like oo in ‘wood’); the long vowels by a for — ٖ — or آ (like a in ‘father’); i for ی — ِ — or — ٖ — (like ee in ‘deep’); ai for ی — َ — (like i in ‘site’); u for و — ُ — (like oo in ‘root’); au for و — َ — (resembling ou in ‘sound’). Please note that in transliterated words the letter ‘e’ is to be pronounced as in ‘prey’ which rhymes with ‘day’; however the pronunciation is flat without the element of English diphthong. * The consonants not included in the above list have the same phonetic value as in the principal languages of Europe. Please note that for quotes straight commas (i. e. straight quotes) are used to differentiate them from the curved commas used in the system of transliteration, ‘ for ع and ’ for ء. Commas as punctuation marks are used according to the normal usage. For further information please contact any branch of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at International. Chaudhry Muhammad ‘Al i , Wak i l-ut-Ta s n i f * This is not included in the system of transliteration by Royal Asiatic Society.