System of Transliteration

Code Arabic Pronunciation

` Approximate with "a" as in "a stick".

' Approximate with "a" as in "a stick".

ä Pronounce like two "a"s in succession.

dh Approximate with "d" as in "dark".

gh Approximate with "g" as in "good".

h Pronounced as the "h" in "hill".

h Approximate with "h" as in "heart".

kh Approximate with "k".

q Approximate with "q".

s Transliterated "s" should always be read as in
"six", and should never be read as in "is".

s Approximate with a heavy "s".

sh Pronounced as the "sh" as in "shine".

t Approximate with a heavy "t".

th Pronounce as the "th" in "thin".

th Pronounce as the "th" in "this".

th Approximate with "th" as in "this".

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