The Shining Lamp — Page 235
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD th – pronounced like th in the English word thing. بح - a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. kh – pronounced like the Scottish ch in loch. ذ dh – pronounced like the English th in that. 235 ؟ 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. Short vowels are represented by: a for i for и for و Long vowels by: (like u in bud). (like i in bid). (like oo in wood). ā for orآ )like a in father(. for or ۱ (like ee in deep). for (like oo in root).