Four Questions by Mr. Sirajuddin, a Christian, and their Answers — Page viii
viii Publishers’ Note z , 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. A q , a deep guttural k sound. B ’, 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'); Long vowels by: a for or (like a in 'father'); i for C or (like ee in 'deep'); u for D (like oo in 'root'); Other: ai for C (like i in 'site') ! ; au for D (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. If in Urdu and Persian words 'e' is lengthened a bit more it is transliterated as 'ei' to be pronounced as 'ei' in 'feign' without the element of diphthong thus ' ,& ' is transliterated as 'Kei'. For ! In Arabic words like E0F (Shaikh) there is an element of diphthong which is missing when the word is pronounced in Urdu.