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| ===Stress=== | | ===Stress=== |
| Stress always falls on the first syllable of a word. | | Stress always falls on the first syllable of a word. |
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| ==Orthography==
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| The Arabic script, which is more morpheme-based than the Latin script, is also an officially recognized script for {{PAGENAME}}. Since the Latin script is easily described, this section will be devoted to the Arabic orthography.
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| ===Letters===
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| !rowspan="2"|Name
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| !rowspan="2"|Latin
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| !rowspan="2"|IPA
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| !colspan="3"|Contextual forms
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| !rowspan="2"|Isolated
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| !Final
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| !Medial
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| !Initial
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''ělef''
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| |''a'', vowel carrier
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| |/a(ː)/, vowel carrier
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـا}}</span>
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ا}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''bě́''
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| |''b''
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| |/b/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـب}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـبـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|بـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ب}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''cě́''
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| |''c'', ''t'' in some functional morphemes
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| |/ts/, sometimes /t/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـت}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـتـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|تـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ت}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''þě́''
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| |''þ''
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| |/θ/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـث}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـثـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ثـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ث}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''žím''
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| |''ž''
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| |/ʐ/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـج}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـجـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|جـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ج}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''čím''
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| |''č''
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| |/tʂ/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـچ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـچـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|چـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|چ}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''logí hě́''
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| |''h'' representing {{recon|''ħ''}}
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| |/h/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـح}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـحـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|حـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ح}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''chě́''
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| |''ch''
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| |/x/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـخ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـخـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|خـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|خ}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''dě́l''
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| |''d''
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| |/d/
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـد}}</span>
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|د}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''rě́''
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| |''r''
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| |/r/
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـر}}</span>
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ر}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''zén''
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| |''z''
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| |/z/
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـز}}</span>
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ز}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''sín''
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| |''s''
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| |/s/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـس}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـسـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|سـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|س}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''šín''
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| |''š'' representing {{recon|''ś''}}
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| |/ʂ/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـش}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـشـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|شـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ش}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''šód''
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| |''š'' representing {{recon|''ṣ''}}
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| |/ʂ/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـص}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـصـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|صـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ص}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''tó''
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| |''t''
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| |/t/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـط}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـطـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|طـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ط}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''qén''
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| |''q'', word-finally ''a''
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| |/q/, /a/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـع}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـعـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|عـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ع}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''gén''
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| |''g''
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| |/ɡ/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـغ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـغـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|غـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|غ}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''fě́''
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| |''f''
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| |/f/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـف}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـفـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|فـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ف}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''kě́f''
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| |''k''
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| |/k/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـك}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـكـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|كـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ك}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''lě́m''
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| |''l''
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| |/l/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـل}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـلـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|لـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ل}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''mím''
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| |''m''
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| |/m/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـم}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـمـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|مـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|م}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''nún''
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| |''n''
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| |/n/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـن}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـنـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|نـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ن}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''hě́''
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| |''h'' representing {{recon|''h''}}
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| |/h/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـه}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـهـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|هـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ه}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''cě́-merbúta''
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| |(allomorphs of feminine singular endings)
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| |/a/, /t/, /ts/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـة}}</span>
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| |''-''
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| |''-''
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ة}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''vú'', ''váv''
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| |''v''
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| |/v/
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـۋ}}</span>
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ۋ}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''vú vil y''
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| |''y'', ''u''
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| |/ə/, /u/
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـو}}</span>
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| |colspan=2|<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|و}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''jě́''
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| |''j'', ''i''
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| |/j/, /i/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـي}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـيـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|يـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ي}}</span>
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| |''ělef vil ě''
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| |''ě''
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| |/æ/
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـى}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ـﯩـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ﯩـ}}</span>
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| |<span style="font-size:190%;">{{ara|ى}}</span>
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| ===Vocalization===
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| Texts are fully vocalized (except that the silent vowel sign is often omitted), in part due to the widespread use of the Latin script.
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| !colspan="3"|{{PAGENAME}} basic vowel graphemes
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| ! Arabic script (with ''bě'') !! Latin !! IPA
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| |{{ara|با}}, {{ara|بَ}}||''a''||/a/
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| |{{ara|بى}}||''ě''|| /æ/
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| |{{ara|بِ}}||''e''|| /e/
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| |{{ara|بِي}}||''i''|| /i/
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| |{{ara|بُ}}||''o''|| /o/
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| |{{ara|بُو}}||''u''|| /u/
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| |{{ara|بو}}||''y''|| /ə/
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| |{{ara|بٍم}}, {{ara|بٍن}}||''ę''|| /ɛ̃ː/
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| |{{ara|بٌم}}, {{ara|بٌن}}, word-finally {{ara|باً}}||''ǫ''|| /ɔ̃ː/
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| |{{ara|بْ}}
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| A long vowel may be indicated by a dagger alif above the initial consonant.
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| ===Hamza===
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| ==Diachronics== | | ==Diachronics== |