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Need to know which are the consonants when it comes to Egyptian language? In articulatory phonetics, a Egyptian consonant is usually a speech sound which is articulated by using full or partial closure of the vocal system. The word consonant can also be used to make reference to a letter of the Egyptian alphabet that indicates a consonant sound. Learn More
Egyptian Consonants Chart
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Egyptian Consonants in Alphabet
| Most Arabic consonants (sàwâ’et صوائت) are not too difficult: | |
| You should notice, also, that in Egyptian Arabic, consonants can be geminated (doubled). Arabic alphabets in general differ in shape slightly, depending on their position in words. | |
| b ب (be) | as in English. |
| d د (dāl) | as in English, pronounced more forward in the mouth. |
| f ف (fe) | as in English. |
| g ج (gīm) | as in English, go. |
| h هـ (he) | as in English, but occurs in unfamiliar positions. |
| k ك (kāf) | as in English. |
| l ل (lām) | as in English, pronounced more forward in the mouth. |
| m م (mīm) | as in English. |
| n ن (nūn) | as in English. |
| r ر (re) | as in English, pronounced trilled (as in Spanish and Italian). |
| s س (sīn) | as in English. |
| s ث (se) | as in English, see. |
| t ت (te) | as in English, pronounced more forward in the mouth. |
| w و (wâw) | as in English. |
| y ي (ye) | as in English. |
| z ز (zēn) | as in English. |
| z ذ (zāl) | as in English, zero. |
| š ش (šīn) | as the English sh in she. (IPA: [ʃ]) |
| j چ (jīm) | : as s in the English word pleasure (only found in loanwords). (IPA: [ʒ]) / . Its counterpart ج may be used instead, in transliterations. |
| p پ (pe) | as in English (only found in loanwords). Its counterpart ب may be used instead, in transliterations. |
| v ﭪ (ve) | as in English (only found in loanwords). Its counterpart ف may be used instead, in transliterations. |
| The following are a little more unusual: | d ض (dâd) |
| d ض (dâd) | emphatic d (IPA: /dˤ/) |
| emphatic d (IPA: /dˤ/) | pronounced with the tongue raised and mouth tensed. Most Egyptians don't distinguish its pronunciation from د (IPA: [d]) |
| Consonantspronounced with the tongue raised and mouth tensed. Most Egyptians don't distinguish its pronunciation from د (IPA: [d]) | |
| ğ غ (ğēn) | a voiced (x) like a French "r". (IPA: [ɣ]) |
| h ح (hà) | a hard h made in the pharynx. (IPA: [ħ]) |
| s ص (sâd) | emphatic s (IPA: /sˤ/) |
| pronounced with the tongue raised and mouth tensed. Not pronounced in all positions. | |
| t ط (tà) | emphatic t (IPA: /tˤ/) |
| pronounced with the tongue raised and mouth tensed. Not pronounced in all positions. | |
| x خ (xà) | a harsh sound found in some English words like bach and loch. (IPA: [x]) |
| z ظ (zà) | emphatic z (IPA: /zˤ/) |
| pronounced with the tongue raised and mouth tensed. Not pronounced in all positions. | |
| q ق (qâf) | |
| a hard k pronounced in the back of the mouth (IPA: /q/) | |
| . In Egyptian Arabic it is usually a glottal stop (IPA: [ʔ]) . | |
| The last two are hard for non-native speakers, so try to get a native speaker to demonstrate. That said, most beginners tend to opt for the simple approach of ignoring those pesky apostrophes entirely, | |
| but it's worth making the effort. | |
| ’ | a glottal stop (IPA: [ʔ]) |
| , or the constriction of the throat as between the syllables uh-oh, but in Arabic this is often found in strange places such as the beginning of a word. Known in Arabic as hamza ء | |
| ` | a voiced (h) (IPA: [ʕ]) |
| , famously equated to the sound of someone being strangled. Known in Arabic as `ayn ع or `ēn. |
Egyptian Diphthongs in Alphabet
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