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[–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

إمّاية

amayyah

خزّانات

khthanat

did i transcribe that correctly? I'm currently learning arabic

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    I’m writing Lebanese Arabic so the vowels are all a bit off, mind you. Here is the standard Arabic and the Lebanese dialect equivalents, alongside what I would consider a relatively unambiguous non-IPA transcription.

    إمّايَة = /ʔmːaːja/ (MSA) = Immaya(h) (MSA) ≈ /ʔmːeːje/ (LA) = Imméyé (LA)

    خِزّانات = /xizːaːnaːt/ (MSA) = Khizzanat (MSA) ≈ /xizːeːneːt/ = Khizzénét

    The ء below the ا is basically an ـِ for it, and the ز is easily confused for a ذ. Thanks for playing!

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