Part of speech
adj - adjective
adv - adverb
conj - conjunction
det - determiner
n - noun
nisb - nisba adjective
num - numeral
part - particle
phr - phrase
pref - prefix
prep - preposition
pron - pronoun
prop - proper noun
suff - suffix
v - verb
Gender and number
coll - collective (uncountable)
cons - construct form (before noun)
cp - comparative
dual - dual
f - feminine
imp - imperfect
m - masculine
pc - paucal (countable plural)
pl - plural
sg - singular
Consonants
' - glottal stop
ˁ - voiced throat sound
ḍ - emphatic d
ḏ - voiced th
g - hard g as in get
ġ - like French guttural r
ḥ - guttural whispered h
ḫ - like German ch or Spanish j
q - glottal stop in urban Arabic
q̈ - guttural k
r - trilled r as in Spanish
ṣ - emphatic s
š - like English sh
ṭ - emphatic t
ṯ - voiceless th
ẓ - emphatic z
ʰ - silent h
Short vowels
α - as in American English got
a - as in cat
e - as in get
i - as in kit
o - as in lot, but closed vowel
u - as in full
ᵃ/ᵉ/ᵒ - helping vowels
Long vowels
ᾱ - as in father
ā - as in can
ē - as in face, but plain vowel
ī - as in see
ō - as in boat, but plain vowel
ū - as in food
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