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== Romanized spelling == | == Romanized spelling == | ||
* Lenition is always spelled with an overdot, never with ''h''. | * Lenition is always spelled with an overdot, never with ''h''. This is because of Arabic clusters with /h/. | ||
* 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'' /ɟɪmˈhuːrʲjə/ 'republic'. | * Iotation in Arabic loans is spelled with an extra ''i'' before the vowel: ''giumhúirie'' /ɟɪmˈhuːrʲjə/ 'republic'. | ||