The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page xi
Contents Essence of Islam-IV ث ح 2. 2. 2 خ ذ ص ض 33 ཤ ·འ b له ع غ له. xi th, pronounced like th in the English word 'thing'. ḥ, a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. kh, pronounced like the Scotch ch in 'loch'. dh, pronounced like the English th in ‘that”. s, strongly articulated s. ḍ, 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 requires the muscles of the throat to be in the 'gargling' position whilst pronouncing it. q, a deep guttural k sound. ق is ', 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 1 ی 'father'); i for S (like 'root'); au for 9 or (like ee in 'deep'); ai for in 'site'); ū for - (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 (like oo in