Their Ulema — Page ix
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ ix ] h , a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. kh , pronounced like the Scotch ch in loch. dh , pronounced like the English th in that. s , strongly articulated s. d , similar to the English th in this. t, strongly articulated palatal t. z , strongly articulated z. ‘, a strong guttural sound, the pronunciation of which must be learnt by the ear. gh , a sound approached very nearly by r in the French grasseye and also the German r. It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the gargling position whilst pro- nouncing it. 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 ); u for (like oo in wood ); the long vowels by a for or (like a in father ); i for or (like ee in deep ); ai for (like i in site ); u for (like oo in root ): au for, (resembling ou in sound ).