Egyptian Egyptian-arabic Alphabet So That Everyone Can Understand

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hamid18
Monday 18th of July 2005 03:48:07 AM
Egyptian-Arabic Alphabet: this is from my understanding of the alphabet. i hope it is useful :)

Vowel Sounds
a as in "cat"
e as in "pet"
i as in "tree"
o as it "top"
u as in "to"

ا alif (like in "apple")
د dal (like in "dawn")
ذ zal (like in "zebra")
ر raw (slightly rolled)
ز zaw (like in "zebra")
و we (like in "wing")
the above letters do not change!


ب بـبـب ba (like in "bat")
ت تـتـت te (like in "top")
ث ثـثـث ta (like in "take")
ن نـنـن nun (like in "like in new")
ي يـيـي ya (like in "young")
ج ججج jim (g as in "get")
ح ححح ha (heavy h like in the throat)
خ خخخ kha (like a throat sound)
ع ععع eyn (like in "eat")
غ غغغ ghayn (heavy g like in the throat)
س سسس sin (like in "see")
ش ششش shin (like in "sheep")
ص صصص sawd (like in "song")
ض ضضض dawd (like in "dawn")
ط ططط taw (like in "taught")
ظ ظظظ dhaw (like in "though")
ف فـفـف fa (like in "fan")
ق قـقـق qawf (use as a glottal stop)
ك كـكـك kaf (like in "kit")
ل لـلـل la (like in "let")
م مـمـم mim (like in "meal")
ه هـهـه ha (like in "hat")


hamid18
Monday 18th of July 2005 03:56:01 AM
one thing i forgot to mention. in some parts of egypt, kawf can be pronounced like G like in "girl". :)


Remy
Monday 18th of July 2005 03:57:24 AM
me likey this hehe alf bah ta tha jeem ha ka dal ........ hehe just an arabic nursery song :p


hamid18
Monday 18th of July 2005 04:14:11 AM
lol but you already knew the minor pronunciation differences right?


crystal1111
Sunday 07th of August 2005 03:55:08 AM
ahlan: Originally posted by hamid18


this is from my understanding of the alphabet. i hope it is useful :)

Vowel Sounds
a as in "cat"
e as in "pet"
i as in "tree"
o as it "top"
u as in "to"

ا alif (like in "apple")
د dal (like in "dawn")
ذ zal (like in "zebra")
ر raw (slightly rolled)
ز zaw (like in "zebra")
و we (like in "wing")
the above letters do not change!


ب بـبـب ba (like in "bat")
ت تـتـت te (like in "top")
ث ثـثـث ta (like in "take")
ن نـنـن nun (like in "like in new")
ي يـيـي ya (like in "young")
ج ججج jim (g as in "get")
ح ححح ha (heavy h like in the throat)
خ خخخ kha (like a throat sound)
ع ععع eyn (like in "eat")
غ غغغ ghayn (heavy g like in the throat)
س سسس sin (like in "see")
ش ششش shin (like in "sheep")
ص صصص sawd (like in "song")
ض ضضض dawd (like in "dawn")
ط ططط taw (like in "taught")
ظ ظظظ dhaw (like in "though")
ف فـفـف fa (like in "fan")
ق قـقـق qawf (use as a glottal stop)
ك كـكـك kaf (like in "kit")
ل لـلـل la (like in "let")
م مـمـم mim (like in "meal")
ه هـهـه ha (like in "hat")



so why do you have a long and short way to write the letter? are they eahc used differently?

shokran,
Crystal


hamid18
Sunday 21st of August 2005 01:19:32 PM
sorry for taking so long to respond, but i've been without internet access for the past few days.

the arabic letters have 3 ways to be written. Arabic is written from right to left and i listed the 3 different forms for each letter (from right to left)beginning, continuing, and ending.


hamid18
Thursday 01st of September 2005 03:40:43 AM
ok so lets try some words. i'm using a public computer so i can't write in arabic at the moment. but i will fix it later. for now, i will use the numbers (like in a chat :p)

2 - hamzah
3 - eyn
3* - gheyn
5 - kha
6 - taw
6* - dhaw
7 - ha
7* - kha
8 - Qaf
9 - Sawd
9* - Dawd

8alb - قلب - Heart (remember Qaf is a glottal stop! so just say "alb")

8alam - 'alam - قلم - to hit

8wl - ool - قول - Tell

Maya - مي - water

i5baar - ikhbaar - إخبار - news

3la - ala - على - On

and i will be back with more words later when i am on my own keyboard lol


shoalim90
Sunday 01st of June 2008 05:09:44 AM
...: hey can sum1 show me wt the name sherihan looks like in big bold letters, so i can turn it into graffiti


FaWzY
Tuesday 24th of June 2008 07:45:59 AM
Originally posted by shoalim90hey can sum1 show me wt the name sherihan looks like in big bold letters, so i can turn it into graffiti
[b][size=7]شريهان[/b]

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