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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.

Consonants
IPA Arabic letter Example Romanization English approximation
ʔ ء, أ, إ, ؤ, ئ سَأَل saʔal uh-(ʔ)oh
ʕ ع عين ʕēn no equivalent
b ب بِسَّة bissa bike
d د
ذ
[1]
دُب
(ذيل)
dubb (dēl or ēl) done
ض
ظ
[2]
ضَب
(ظِفِر)
abb (ifir or ifir) emphatic / d/
[3] ج جَريدة jarīda job or vision
ð ذ [1] ذَكَر akar or dakar this
f ف فين fēn fast
ɡ ق قَمَر gamar gas
q [4] اِسْتِقْلال istiglāl or istiqlāl cat, but uvular
h هـ هادي hādi hat
ħ ح حَر arr hat, but pharyngeal
j ي يَد yadd yes
k ك كَلْب kalb cat
l ل لون lōn lip (clear l)
ɫ [5] الله allāh peel ( dark l)
m م موية mōya mother
n [6] ن نوم nōm nest
θ ث [7] ثَوَاب awāb or tawāb think
r [8] ر راس rās trilled r or atom (with flapping)
s س
ث
[7]
سَرير
(ثابِت)
sarīr (sābit or ābit) sorry
ص صَبّار abbār emphatic / s/
ʃ ش شَمْس šams ship
t ت
ث
[7]
تَمُر
(ثوب)
tamur (tōb or ōb) star
ط طير ēr emphatic / t/
w و وَرَقة waraga water
x خ خَس ass loch ( Scottish)
ɣ غ غَريب arīb French r but softer
z ز
ذ
[1]
زِر
(ذَكي)
zirr (zaki or aki) zebra
ظ [2] ظَرْف arf emphatic / z/
ðˤ ظِل ill or ill emphatic / ð/
Non-native Consonants [9]
p پ, ب پيتزا or بيتزا pītza or bītza put
v ڤ, ف ڤيروس or فيروس vayrūs or fayrūs view
Vowels
IPA Example Romanization English approximation
Monophthongs
a فَم famm father but shorter
ʊ حُب [10] ubb put (or like RP hot)
u قَبُو gabu to
ɪ سِر [11] sirr sit (or like set)
i مَدْرِي madri happy
[12] نار nār father
نور nūr food
صوت ōt for
مين mīn need
بيت bēt hair
Diphthongs
aw دَوْري dawri how
aj لَيْمون laymūn tie
iw تِوْقَف tiwgaf goat ( RP)
ij بِيْقول biygūl hey
Suprasegmentals
IPA examples Explanation
ˈ يوم /ˈjoːm/ ("day") Indicates that the following syllable is stressed.
ː سَكِّينَة /sakˈkiːna/ ("knife") Indicates a long vowel or a geminate consonant.

Notes

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ the affricate /d͡ʒ/ ج is realised as a [ ʒ (English s in pleasure) by a number of speakers or in a number of words.
  4. ^ [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.
  5. ^ 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').
  6. ^ [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
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ the trill /r/ ر is realised as a tap [ ɾ by a number of speakers or in a number of words.
  9. ^ The phonemes /p/ and /v/ are only found in loanwords and they can be substituted by /b/ and /f/ respectively depending on the speaker
  10. ^ Word initial and medial /u/ is pronounced [ʊ] or less likely [o̞] as in حُب ʊb], 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/.
  11. ^ 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/.
  12. ^ [ 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').

See also

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Consonants
IPA Arabic letter Example Romanization English approximation
ʔ ء, أ, إ, ؤ, ئ سَأَل saʔal uh-(ʔ)oh
ʕ ع عين ʕēn no equivalent
b ب بِسَّة bissa bike
d د
ذ
[1]
دُب
(ذيل)
dubb (dēl or ēl) done
ض
ظ
[2]
ضَب
(ظِفِر)
abb (ifir or ifir) emphatic / d/
[3] ج جَريدة jarīda job or vision
ð ذ [1] ذَكَر akar or dakar this
f ف فين fēn fast
ɡ ق قَمَر gamar gas
q [4] اِسْتِقْلال istiglāl or istiqlāl cat, but uvular
h هـ هادي hādi hat
ħ ح حَر arr hat, but pharyngeal
j ي يَد yadd yes
k ك كَلْب kalb cat
l ل لون lōn lip (clear l)
ɫ [5] الله allāh peel ( dark l)
m م موية mōya mother
n [6] ن نوم nōm nest
θ ث [7] ثَوَاب awāb or tawāb think
r [8] ر راس rās trilled r or atom (with flapping)
s س
ث
[7]
سَرير
(ثابِت)
sarīr (sābit or ābit) sorry
ص صَبّار abbār emphatic / s/
ʃ ش شَمْس šams ship
t ت
ث
[7]
تَمُر
(ثوب)
tamur (tōb or ōb) star
ط طير ēr emphatic / t/
w و وَرَقة waraga water
x خ خَس ass loch ( Scottish)
ɣ غ غَريب arīb French r but softer
z ز
ذ
[1]
زِر
(ذَكي)
zirr (zaki or aki) zebra
ظ [2] ظَرْف arf emphatic / z/
ðˤ ظِل ill or ill emphatic / ð/
Non-native Consonants [9]
p پ, ب پيتزا or بيتزا pītza or bītza put
v ڤ, ف ڤيروس or فيروس vayrūs or fayrūs view
Vowels
IPA Example Romanization English approximation
Monophthongs
a فَم famm father but shorter
ʊ حُب [10] ubb put (or like RP hot)
u قَبُو gabu to
ɪ سِر [11] sirr sit (or like set)
i مَدْرِي madri happy
[12] نار nār father
نور nūr food
صوت ōt for
مين mīn need
بيت bēt hair
Diphthongs
aw دَوْري dawri how
aj لَيْمون laymūn tie
iw تِوْقَف tiwgaf goat ( RP)
ij بِيْقول biygūl hey
Suprasegmentals
IPA examples Explanation
ˈ يوم /ˈjoːm/ ("day") Indicates that the following syllable is stressed.
ː سَكِّينَة /sakˈkiːna/ ("knife") Indicates a long vowel or a geminate consonant.

Notes

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ the affricate /d͡ʒ/ ج is realised as a [ ʒ (English s in pleasure) by a number of speakers or in a number of words.
  4. ^ [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.
  5. ^ 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').
  6. ^ [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
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ the trill /r/ ر is realised as a tap [ ɾ by a number of speakers or in a number of words.
  9. ^ The phonemes /p/ and /v/ are only found in loanwords and they can be substituted by /b/ and /f/ respectively depending on the speaker
  10. ^ Word initial and medial /u/ is pronounced [ʊ] or less likely [o̞] as in حُب ʊb], 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/.
  11. ^ 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/.
  12. ^ [ 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').

See also


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