Example

No Consonant Primary Allophone Arabic Arabic Meaning

Orthoghraphy Transcription
1 ‫[ ب‬b] [p] ‫حبس‬ [ʜaps] Prison
‫كبش‬ [kapš] Sheep
‫ربح‬ [rɪpʜ] Benefit
[b] ‫بحر‬ [baʜr] Sea
‫عبد‬ [ʢabd̪] Slave
‫قلب‬ [qalb] Heart
2 ‫تمر‬ [t̪ amr] Dates
‫فتنه‬ [fɪt̪ .ˈnah] Glamour
‫نحت‬ [naʜt̪ ] Carving
‫ثور‬ [θawr] Bull
‫نثر‬ [naθr] Prose
‫بحث‬ [baʜθ] Research
‫جرح‬ [žʊrʜ] Wound
‫نجم‬ [nažm] Star
‫درج‬ [d̪ʊrž] Draw
‫حب‬ [ʜʊbb] Love
‫بحر‬ [baʜr] Sea
‫روح‬ [ruʜ] Soul
‫خبره‬ [ˈxɪb.rah] Experience
‫أجضر‬ [ˈʔax.d̪ɤar] Green
‫ُمناخ‬ [mʊ.ˈnæx] Weather
‫عيد‬ [d̪in] Religion
‫دين‬ [žɪ.ˈd̪ær] Wall
‫جدار‬ [qɪrd̪] Monkey
‫ذباب‬ [ðʊ.'bæb] Flies
‫كاذب‬ ['kæ.ðɪb] Liar
‫فخذ‬ [faxð] Thigh
‫رمل‬ [raml] Sand
‫فرفه‬ [fɪr.'qah] Group
‫بحر‬ [baʜr] Sea
‫زاعر‬ [zæ.ʔɪr] Visitor
‫جازره‬ [ža.zɪ.rah] Island
‫غاز‬ [ɣæz] Gas
‫سرور‬ [sʊ.'rur] Happiness
‫مسرح‬ ['mas.raʜ] Theatre
‫شمس‬ [šams] Sun
‫شمس‬ [šams] Sun
‫مسط‬ [mušt̪ ˠ] Comb (n.)
‫كبش‬ [kapš] Sheep
‫صفر‬ [sˠɪfr] Zero
‫بصل‬ [ba.'sˠal] Onions
‫فحص‬ [faʜsˠ] Medical
Exam
‫ضلف‬ [d̪ˠɪlʢ] Rib
 ‫رضيع‬ [ra.'d̪ˠiʢ] Infant
‫وميض‬ [wa.'mid̪ˠ] Flash
‫طين‬ [t̪ ˠin] Soil
‫مطير‬ [[ma.'t̪ ˠar] Rain
‫بالط‬ [ba.'læt̪ ˠ] Blocks
‫ظرف‬ [ðˠarf] Envelope
‫نظره‬ ['naðˠ.rah] Look
‫حافظ‬ ['ʜæ.fɪðˠ] Keeper
‫عيد‬ [ʢid̪] Feast
‫معروف‬ [maʢ.'ruf] Favor
‫جوع‬ [žuʢ] Hunger
‫غريب‬ [ɣa.'rɪb] Stranger
‫صغه‬ ['sˠi.ɣah] Jewelry
‫بالغ‬ ['bæ/lɪɣ] Adult
‫فرس‬ [fa.'ras] Horse
‫مفتاح‬ [mɪf.'t̪ æʜ] Key
‫كهف‬ [kahf] Cave
‫قوي‬ [qa.'wɪy] Strong
‫سقف‬ [saqf] Roof
‫فرق‬ [farq] Different
‫كتاب‬ [kɪ't̪ æb] Book
‫نكاح‬ [nɪ'.kæʜ] Marriage
‫ورك‬ [wɪrk] Hip
‫لحم‬ [laʜm] Meat
‫فالح‬ [fal.'læʜ] Farmer
‫فيل‬ [fil] Elephant
‫سمفونيه‬ [sɪm.faw.'nɪy.yah] Symphony
‫مسجد‬ ['mas.žɪd] Mosque
‫جمعه‬ [žʊm.ʢah] Friday
‫صنم‬ [sˠa.'nam] Idol
‫بنت‬ [bɪnt̪ ] Girl
‫عند‬ [ʢɪnd] Next to
‫زند‬ [zɪŋk] Zinc
‫عنق‬ [ʢʊŋq] Neck
‫ذنب‬ [ðamb] Fault
‫أنف‬ [ʔaɱf] Nose
‫ناعم‬ ['na.ʢɪm] Soft
‫عنب‬ ['ʢɪ.'nab] Grapes
‫بستان‬ [bʊs.'t̪ æn] Garden
‫وقت‬ [waqt̪ ] Time
‫لوح‬ [lawʜ] Board
‫عفو‬ [ʢa.'ʢʊw] Forgiving
‫هواء‬ [ha.'wæʔ] Air
‫نهار‬ [na.'hær] Afternoon
‫موهبه‬ [maw.hɪ.bah] Talent
‫يمين‬ [ya.'min] Right
‫مياه‬ [mɪ.'yæh] Water
‫قوي‬ [qa.'wɪy] Strong
 Epiglottal
Alveolar

Alveolar

Alveolar
Bilabial

Palato-

Palatal

Uvular

Glottal
Dental
Labio-

Dental

Denti-
Inter-

Velar
Stops ‫ ت‬t̪ ‫ ط‬t̠ ˠ
‫ك‬k ‫ق‬q ‫ء‬ʔ
‫ د‬d̪ ‫ ض‬d̪ˠ
Fricatives ‫س‬s ‫ص‬
‫ث‬θ ‫ ش‬s̆ ‫خ‬x ‫ه‬ʜ
‫ف‬f sˠ ‫ح‬h
‫ ذ‬ð ‫ ظ‬ðˠ ‫ ج‬z̆ ‫غ‬ɣ ‫ع‬ʢ
‫ز‬z
Nasals ‫م‬
‫ن‬n
m
Lateral ‫ل‬l
Trill ‫ر‬r
Semi-
Vowels ‫ي‬y ‫و‬w

Example
No. Vowel Definition Phonemic Arabic Meaning
Transcription Transcription
1 /i/ Front high unrounded /sˠit̪ / Reputation
2 /ɪ/ Front high unrounded /sɪt̪ / Six
3 /u/ Back high rounded /sˠum/ Fast (v.)
4 /ʊ/ Back high rounded /sˠum/ Deaf
5 /æ/ Front low unrounded /mæl/ Money
Central low He got bored
6 /a/ /mal/
unrounded
7 /ay/ /kayf/ How
8 /aw/ ‫فقق‬ /lawn/ Color