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Both س and ص are transcribed as "s" — is this really a common convention?
by gfaure 3y ago
Both س and ص are transcribed as "s" — is this really a common convention?
- z_open 3y agoThere are two characters for t, h, s, d, th, and k. The two characters for each are pronounced a bit different.
- beshrkayali 3y agoOnline or when texting on old phones that didn't have Arabic keyboards, people use numbers that look slightly similar to the letters in Arabic instead, like: - 7 is ح - 7' is خ (or 5) - 2 is ء - 4 is ذ - 3 is ع - 3' is غ - 9 is ص - 9' is ض - 6 is ط - 6' is ظ - 8 is ق
- DicIfTEx 2y agoDuolingo uses s for س and S for ص, in more formal/academic contexts it's usually s and ṣ.