The Arabic Letters in this Volume have been Transliterated as follows:—
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Arabic.
Names.
Roman.
Pronunciation.
Alif
a, i, u, at the beginning of a word.
Bā
As in English.
Tā
A soft dental, like the Italian t.
S̤ā
S̤
Very nearly the sound of th in thing.
Jīm
As in English.
Ḥā
A strong aspirate.
K͟hā
K͟h
Guttural, like the Scotch ch in loch.
Dāl
Soft dental.
Ẕāl
A sound between dh and z.