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* /g/ (broad or slender) is spelled {{angbr|ᵹ}}. | * /g/ (broad or slender) is spelled {{angbr|ᵹ}}. | ||
=== Spelling Arabic loans === | === Spelling Arabic loans === | ||
The spelling of Arabic loans strives to be as etymological as possible. | |||
* 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: ''ᵹiumhúirie'' /ɟʊmˈhuːrʲjə/ 'republic'. | * Iotation in Arabic loans is spelled with an extra ''i'' before the vowel: ''ᵹiumhúirie'' /ɟʊmˈhuːrʲjə/ 'republic'. |
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