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Based on our Irish orthography, but: | Based on our Irish orthography, but: | ||
* Lenition is always spelled with an overdot, never with ''h''. This is because of Arabic clusters with /h/. | * Lenition is always spelled with an overdot, never with ''h''. This is because of Arabic clusters with /h/. | ||
=== Spelling Arabic loans === | |||
* In Arabic loans, final consonant is always slender unless laryngeal, /r/ or emphatic (This is because of the genitive ending ''-i'') | * In Arabic loans, final consonant is always slender unless laryngeal, /r/ or emphatic (This is because of the genitive ending ''-i'') | ||
* Iotation in Arabic loans is spelled with an extra ''i'' before the vowel: ''giumhúirie'' /ɟʊmˈhuːrʲjə/ 'republic'. | * Iotation in Arabic loans is spelled with an extra ''i'' before the vowel: ''giumhúirie'' /ɟʊmˈhuːrʲjə/ 'republic'. | ||
Revision as of 00:50, 15 August 2021
Al-Qayljiyyah (the Arabic name for the language; the native name is Gaeilig) is a descendant of Old Irish that has been heavily influenced by Arabic. Qaylji may be used in English as the related adjective.
An Giumhúirie Gaelaċ
The Gaelic Republic (an Giumhúirie Gaelaċ /ə ɟʊmˈhuːrʲjə ˈgeːlˠəχ/) is a Gaelic-speaking, historically Muslim country comprising the entirety of the British Isles. It's often shortened to an Giumhúirie by its inhabitants. The indigenous Celtic speaking peoples converted to Islam around 11th century AD.
Romanized spelling
Based on our Irish orthography, but:
- Lenition is always spelled with an overdot, never with h. This is because of Arabic clusters with /h/.
Spelling Arabic loans
- In Arabic loans, final consonant is always slender unless laryngeal, /r/ or emphatic (This is because of the genitive ending -i)
- Iotation in Arabic loans is spelled with an extra i before the vowel: giumhúirie /ɟʊmˈhuːrʲjə/ 'republic'.
- Arabic `ayn is spelled with ⟨ᵹ⟩.
Qaylji macáim
Macáim Ᵹaigeim should be based on Dorian