Table of letters
 
Letter name Sound Transliteration Joins on left Sun letter
aleph aa, glottal stop a,' No No
beh b b Yes No
teh t t Yes Yes
theh th as in thorn th Yes Yes
geem g, as in go in Egypt as in George elsewhere g Yes No
Hah deep throatal h H Yes No
khah as in scottish loch kh Yes No
dal d d No Yes
zhal th as in mother zh No Yes
reh r, rolled r No Yes
zein z z No Yes
seen s s Yes Yes
sheen sh sh Yes Yes
sadh heavy s S Yes Yes
Dadh heavy d D Yes Yes
Tah heavy t T Yes Yes
Zah heavy z Z Yes Yes
ayn guttural sound 3 Yes No
ghayn French r gh Yes No
feh f f Yes No
qaf q-but guttural q Yes No
kaf k k Yes No
lam l l Yes Yes
meem m m Yes No
noon n n Yes Yes
heh h h Yes No
waw oo, w oo, w No No
yeh ee, y ee, y Yes No
lam aleph la la No Yes

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