The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page xvii
Publishers' Note xvii ح h, a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. خ kh, pronounced like the Scotch ch in 'loch. ' ذ dh, pronounced like the English th in 'that. ' ص ض ط ظ ع غ ق s, strongly articulated s. d, similar to the English th in 'this. ' t, strongly articulated palatal t. 2, strongly articulated z. ', a strong guttural, the pronunciation of which must be learnt by the ear. gh, a sound approached very nearly in the r 'grasseye' in French, and in the German r. It re quires the muscles of the throat to be in the gar- gling position whilst pronouncing it. q, a deep guttural k sound. ء ', a sort of catch in the voice. 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 (like a in 'father'); i for or (like ee in 'deep'); ai for و like i in 'site'); ū for )like oo in 'root'): au for, - (resembling ou in 'sound').