Hazrat Mariyah Qibtiyyah — Page 31
31 au for و (resembling ou in sound ) The consonants not included in the above list have the same phonetic value as in the prin- cipal languages of Europe. While the Arabic ن is represented by n , we have indicated the Urdu ں as n. Curved commas are used in the system of transliteration, ‘ for ع , ’ for ء. We have not transliterated certain Arabic words which have become part of the English language. The Royal Asiatic Society rules of transliteration for names of persons, places and other terms, could not be followed throughout the book as many of the names contain non-Arabic characters and carry a local transliteration and pronunciation style which in itself is also not consistent either. The Publisher