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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