Sounds
| Letter | A | B | D | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Alip | bā' | dāl | gā' | hā' | ī | jīm | kāp | lām | mīm |
| IPA | /a/ | /b/, /β/ | /d/ | /ɡ/, /ɣ/ | /h/ | /i/ | /dʒ/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ |
| Letter | N | Ny | P | R | S | T | U | W | Y | ' |
| Name | nūn | nyā' | pā' | rā' | sīn | tā' | ū | wāw | yā' | hamja |
| IPA | /n/ | /ɲ/ | /p/ | /r/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /w/ | /j/ | /ʔ/ |
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Famous quotes containing the word sounds:
“To me no profitable speech sounds ill.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)
“The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sounds of silence.”
—Paul Simon (b. 1941)
“To me, the sea is like a person—like a child that I’ve known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I’m out there.”
—Gertrude Ederle (b. 1906)