Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 16
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa. SYSTEM OF TRANSLITERATION. TRANSLITERATION. In transliterating Arabic words we adhere to the following system adopted by the Royal Asiatic Society: at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a, i, u preceded by a very slight aspiration, like h in the English word 'honour'. th, pronounced like th in the English word 'thing'. ح خ j 3 3 ض b ظ ع h, a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. kh, pronounced like the Scotch ch in 'loch'. 16 dh, pronounced like the English th in 'that'. ș, strongly articulated s. d, similar to the English th in 'this'. t, strongly articulated palatal t. . Z, strongly articulated z. : " a strong guttural, the pronunciation of which must be learned by the ear.