Comparison Table
Because of the informal nature of this system, there is no single "correct" way, so some character usage overlaps.
Most of the characters in the system make use of the roman character (as used in English and French) that best approximates phonetically the Arabic letter that one wants to express (for example, ب corresponds to b). This may sometimes vary due to regional variations in the pronunciation of the Arabic letter (e.g. ﺝ might be transliterated as j in the Levantine dialect, or as g in the Egyptian dialect).
Those letters that do not have a close phonetic approximate in the Latin script are often expressed using numerals or other characters, so that the numeral graphically approximate the Arabic letter that one wants to express (e.g. ع is represented using the numeral 3 because the latter looks like a horizontal reflection of the former).
Since many letters are distinguished from others solely by a dot above or below the main character, the conversions frequently used the same letter or number with an apostrophe added after or before (e.g. 3' is used to represent غ).
| Letters | Arabic Chat Alphabet | Phonetic Value (IPA) |
|---|---|---|
| ء أ ؤ إ ئ آ | 2 | ʔ |
| ا | a / e / é | æ(ː)~a(ː)~ɑ(ː)~e(ː)~ɛ(ː) |
| ب | b / p | b, p |
| ت | t | t~t̪~t͡s |
| ث | s / th | s~θ |
| ج | g / j / dj | ɡ~ɟ~ʒ~d͡ʒ |
| ح | 7 | ħ~ʜ |
| خ | kh / 7' / 5 | x~χ |
| د | d | d~d̪ |
| ذ | z / dh / th | z~ð |
| ر | r | r~ɾ, rˤ~ɾˤ |
| ز | z | z |
| س | s | s |
| ش | sh / ch | ʃ |
| ص | s / 9 | sˤ~s~sˠ |
| ض | d / 9' | d~dˤ~d̪ˤ~d̪ˠ |
| ط | t / 6 | tˤ~t~t̪ˤ~t̪ˠ |
| ظ | z / dh / t' / 6' | zˤ~ðˤ~ðˠ |
| ع | 3 | ʕ~ʢ̰ |
| غ | gh / 3' | ɣ~ʁ |
| ف | f / v | f, v |
| ق | 2 / g / q / 8 / 9 | ʔ~ɡ~ɢ~q |
| ك | k / g | k, ɡ |
| ل | l | l~ɫ |
| م | m | m |
| ن | n | n |
| ه | h / a / e / ah / eh | h, æ~a~ɑ~e~ɐ |
| ة | a / e / ah / eh | æ~a~ɑ~e~ɐ |
| و | w / o / u / ou / oo | w, /o(ː)/, /u(ː)/~y |
| ي or ى | y / i / ee / ei / ai / a | j, /i(ː)/, /e(ː)/, /a(ː)/ |
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