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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) should be applied to represent the Modern Standard form of the Arabic language in Wikipedia articles.

See Arabic phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Hebrew.

IPA: Arabic Consonants

IPA Letter(s) English Examples Trans.
b ب (Bāʾ) but, web b
t ت (Tāʾ) two, sting, bet t
ط (Ṭāʾ), Template:Hebrew (Tav) No equivalent t
d د (Dāl) do, odd d
No equivalent
ج (Gīm) gin, joy, edge ǧ
k ج (Kāf) cat, kill, skin, queen, thick k
f Template:Hebrew (Fāʾ) fool, enough, leaf f
θ (Ṯāʾ) thing, teeth th
ð ذ (Ḏāl) this, breathe, father dh
ðˤ ظ (Ẓāʾ) No equivalent
s س (Sīn) see, city, pass s
ص (Ṣād) No equivalent
z ز (Zayn) zoo, rose z
ʃ ش (Shīn) she, sure, emotion, leash sh
h هـ (Hāʾ) hen h
m م (Mīm) man, tam m
n ن (Nūn) no, tin n
l ل (Lām) left, bell l
r ر (Rāʾ) (trilled R) (Rhotic consonant) ex. run r
w و (Wāw) we w
j ي (Yāʾ) yes y
x خ (Ḫāʾ) Scottish loch kh, ḫ
ɣ غ (Ġain) No equivalent gh, ġ
ħ خ (Ḥāʾ) No equivalent
ʕ (Ġain) No equivalent gh, ġ
ʔ Template:Hebrew (Aleph), Template:Hebrew (Ayin) uh-(ʔ)oh unwritten
ts Template:Hebrew (Tsadi)
Template:Hebrew (Tav-Samech)
Template:Hebrew (Tav-Sin)
tsunami, pizza ts (or tz)

IPA: Hebrew Vowels

IPA Letter(s) English Examples Trans.
i Template:Hebrew(Hiriq-Yud), (Hiriq) city, see, ski, leaf i
e (Zeire), (Segol) bed, lead, said e
a (Kamatz), (Patach) run, enough a
u Template:Hebrew (Vav with shuruk), File:Backslash Qubuz.PNG (Kubutz) soon, through u
o Template:Hebrew (Vav with cholom) no, tow o

IPA: Hebrew Diphthongs

IPA Letter(s) English Examples Trans.
ej Template:Hebrew (Segol-Yud), (Zeire) day, pain, table ei
aj Template:Hebrew (Patach-Yud), Template:Hebrew (Kamatz-Yud) fine, why ai
oj Template:Hebrew (Vav with holam male-Yud) loin, boy oi
uj (rare) Template:Hebrew (Vav with shuruq-Yud) chop suey, phooey ui
ao (rare) Template:Hebrew (Alef-Vav) town, mouse ao
ju (rare) Template:Hebrew (Yud-Vav with shuruk) cute, beauty , circular yu
ij (rare) Template:Hebrew(Hiriq-Yud with Shva Nach)
i.e. "נִיְלֵן" nij'lɛn
iy

IPA: Marginal Sounds

IPA Letter(s) English Examples Trans.
ŋ Template:Hebrew (Nun-Gimel), ringer, sing, drink ng

IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of Hebrew pronunciation

IPA Explanation
ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example rapping /ˈɹæpɪŋ/
ˌ Secondary stress, for example battleship /ˈbætl̩ˌʃɪp/
. Syllable separator, for example ice cream /aɪs.krim/ vs. I scream /aɪ.skrim/
 ̩ Syllabic consonant, for example ridden /ˈɹɪdn̩/

See also