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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Hejazi Arabic
The charts below show how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Hejazi Arabic pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
The romanization of the examples is based on the romanization system used on Wiktionary.
See Hejazi Arabic phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Urban Hejazi Arabic.
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Consonants
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IPA
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Arabic letter
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Example
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Romanization |
English approximation
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ʔ
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ء, أ, إ, ؤ, ئ
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سَأَل
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saʔal
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uh-(ʔ)oh
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ʕ
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ع
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عين
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ʕēn
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no equivalent
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b
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ب
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بِسَّة
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bissa
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bike
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d
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د ذ[1]
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دُب (ذيل)
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dubb (dēl or ḏēl)
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done
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dˤ
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ض ظ[2]
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ضَب (ظِفِر)
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ḍabb (ḍifir or ẓifir)
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emphatic /d/
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dʒ[3]
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ج
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جَريدة
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jarīda
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job or vision
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ð
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ذ[1]
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ذَكَر
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ḏakar or dakar
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this
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f
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ف
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فين
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fēn
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fast
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ɡ
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ق
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قَمَر
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gamar
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gas
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q[4]
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اِسْتِقْلال
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istiglāl or istiqlāl
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cat, but uvular
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h
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هـ
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هادي
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hādi
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hat
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ħ
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ح
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حَر
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ḥarr
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hat, but pharyngeal
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j
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ي
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يَد
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yadd
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yes
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k
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ك
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كَلْب
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kalb
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cat
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l
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ل
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لون
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lōn
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lip (clear l)
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ɫ[5]
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الله
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allāh
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peel (dark l)
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m
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م
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موية
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mōya
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mother
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n[6]
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ن
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نوم
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nōm
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nest
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θ
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ث[7]
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ثَوَاب
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ṯawāb or tawāb
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think
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r[8]
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ر
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راس
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rās
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trilled r or atom (with flapping)
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s
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س ث[7]
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سَرير (ثابِت)
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sarīr (sābit or ṯābit)
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sorry
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sˤ
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ص
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صَبّار
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ṣabbār
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emphatic /s/
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ʃ
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ش
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شَمْس
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šams
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ship
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t
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ت ث[7]
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تَمُر (ثوب)
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tamur (tōb or ṯōb)
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star
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tˤ
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ط
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طير
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ṭēr
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emphatic /t/
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w
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و
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وَرَقة
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waraga
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water
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x
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خ
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خَس
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ḵass
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loch (Scottish)
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ɣ
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غ
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غَريب
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ḡarīb
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French r but softer
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z
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ز ذ[1]
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زِر (ذَكي)
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zirr (zaki or ḏaki)
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zebra
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zˤ
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ظ[2]
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ظَرْف
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ẓarf
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emphatic /z/
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ðˤ
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ظِل
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ḍill or ẓill
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emphatic /ð/
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Non-native Consonants[9]
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p
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پ, ب
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پيتزا or بيتزا
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pītza or bītza
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put
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v
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ڤ, ف
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ڤيروس or فيروس
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vayrūs or fayrūs
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view
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Vowels
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IPA
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Example
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Romanization |
English approximation
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Monophthongs
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a
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فَم
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famm
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cat
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ʊ
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حُب[10]
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ḥubb
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put or more (short)
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u
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قَبُو
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gabu
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cool (short)
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ɪ
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سِر[11]
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sirr
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sit (or like set)
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i
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مَدْرِي
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madri
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nee'd (short)
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aː[12]
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نار
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nār
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father
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uː
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نور
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nūr
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cool (long)
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oː
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صوت
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ṣōt
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more (long)
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iː
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مين
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mīn
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need (long)
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eː
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بيت
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bēt
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hair
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Diphthongs
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aw
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دَوْري
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dawri
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how
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aj
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لَيْمون
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laymūn
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tie
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iw
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تِوْقَف
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tiwgaf
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goat (RP)
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ij
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بِيْقول
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biygūl
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hey
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- ^ a b c ⟨ذ⟩ represents /d/ as in ذيل /deːl/ & ذكر /dakar/ or /z/ as in ذكي /zaki/, but the classical phoneme /ð/ is still used depending on the speaker. check Hejazi Arabic phonology
- ^ a b ⟨ظ⟩ represents /dˤ/ as in ظفر /dˤifir/ & ظل /dˤilː/ or /zˤ/ as in ظرف /zˤarf/, but the classical phoneme /ðˤ/ is still used depending on the speaker. check Hejazi Arabic phonology.
- ^ the affricate /d͡ʒ/ ⟨ج⟩ is realised as a [ʒ] (English s in pleasure) by a number of speakers or in a number of words.
- ^ [q] is an allophone of /ɡ/ ⟨ق⟩ as in اِسْتِقْلال which can pronounced [ɪstɪqlaːl] or [ɪstɪglaːl]. It occurs in a number of phrases and words due to the influence of Modern Standard Arabic.
- ^ The marginal phoneme /ɫ/ only occurs in the word الله /aɫɫaːh/ ('god') and words derived from it, such as يلا /jaɫɫa/ "come on", they contrast in والله /waɫɫa/ ('i swear') vs. ولَّا /walla/ ('or').
- ^ [ŋ] is an allophone of /n/ ⟨ن⟩ before velar stops ⟨ق ,ك⟩ /k, ɡ/ as in اَنْكَب [aŋkab] or مِنقَل [mɪŋɡal], and [ɱ] is an allophone before ⟨ف⟩ /f/ as in قُرُنْفُل [gʊrʊɱfʊl].[citation needed]
- ^ a b c ⟨ث⟩ represents /t/ as in ثوب /toːb/ & ثواب /tawaːb/ or /s/ as in ثابت /saːbit/, but the classical phoneme /θ/ is still used depending on the speaker. check Hejazi Arabic phonology
- ^ the trill /r/ ⟨ر⟩ is realised as a tap [ɾ] by a number of speakers or in a number of words.
- ^ The phonemes /p/ and /v/ are only found in loanwords and they can be substituted by /b/ and /f/ respectively depending on the speaker
- ^ Word initial and medial /u/ is pronounced [ʊ] or less likely [o̞] as in حُب [ħʊb], but strictly pronounced [u] at the end of words as in قبو [gabu], and before /w/ as in هُوَّ [huwːa]. All are allophones of the phoneme /u/.
- ^ Word initial and medial /i/ is pronounced [ɪ] or less likely [e̞] as in سِرّ [sɪr], but strictly pronounced [i] at the end of words as in مدري [madri], and before /j/ as in هِيَّ [hijːa]. All are allophones of the phoneme /i/.
- ^ [ɑ] is an allophone for /aː/ and /a/ for a number of speakers in some words, such as ألمانيا [almɑːnja] ('Germany'), ماما [mɑːmɑ] ('mom'), بابا [bɑːbɑ] ('dad') and يابان [jaːbɑːn] ('Japan').