Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page xiii
PUBLISHER'S NOTE xiii In general, we have adopted the following system established by the Royal Asiatic Society for our transliteration. 1 at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a, i, u preceded by very slight aspiration, like h in the English word honour. th-pronounced like th in the English word thing. b- a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. ċkh - pronounced like the Scottish ch in loch. dh – pronounced like the English th in that. - - strongly articulated s. d similar to the English th in this. b- strongly articulated palatal t. ظ ع - strongly articulated z. a ´– 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 1. It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the 'gar- gling' position to pronounce it. وق c - a deep guttural k sound. '- a sort of catch in the voice. Short vowels are represented by: a for i for - u for Long vowels by: 1 (like u in bud). (like i in bid). (like oo in wood). ā for or Ĭ (like a in father). i for s u for و - or (like ee in deep). ད ← (like oo in root).