The Message or A Cry of Anguish — Page 119
PUBLISHER'S NOTE 119 ؟ ص - strongly articulated s. ضd – 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: 1 ā for or آ )like a in father(. for or (like ee in deep). for و Other vowels by: (like oo in root). ai for au for ی (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 which is distinct from the apostrophe 'used for ۶۰ We have not transliterated some Arabic words which have become part of the English language, e. g. Islam, Quran, Mahdi,