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1 at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a, i, u preceded by a very slight aspiration, like h in the English word 'honour'. ث 2 خ ذ ص ض b th, pronounced like th in the English word ‘thing'. h, a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. kh, pronounced like the Scotch ch in 'loch'. dh, pronounced like the English th in ‘that'. $, strongly articulated s. d, similar to the English th in 'this'. t, strongly articulated palatal t. ظ ع z, strongly articulated z. ', a strong guttural, the pronunciation of which must be learnt by the ear. غ 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. ق ئ q, a deep guttural k sound. ', a sort of catch in the voice. Short vowels are represented by: a for (like u in 'bud'); i for (like i in 'bid'); И for (like 00 in 'wood'); xii