Early Writings — Page 83
Publisher's Note 83 ؟ ص - strongly articulated s. d - similar to the English th in this. ط - strongly articulated palatal t. جظ – strongly articulated z. ع '- 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 v. It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the 'gargling' position to pronounce it. قq - a deep guttural k sound. ء '- a sort of catch in the voice. Long vowels by: ā for or آ )like a in father(. for or (like ee in deep). ۱ for و و Other vowels by: ai for au for ی و (like oo in root). (like i in site). (resembling ou in sound). The consonants not included in the above list have the same pho- netic value as in the principal languages of Europe. As noted above, the single quotation mark' is used for transliterating ع which is distinct from the apostrophe 'used for We have not transliterated some Arabic words which have become part of the English language, e. g. Islam, Quran, Mahdi,