Made by TheNitpickyCat
Inspired by and credits to this Reddit post
I made this linguistic project because i wanted to make egyptian arabic easier to read, write and learn. Even not knowing too much arabic. The alphabet is mostly inspired on Maltese language.
Warning: this only works for Egyptian Arabic, not for other dialects.
Here's The Egyptian Latin Alphabet:
| Letter | IPA | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| A | æ ɑ | ا |
| B | b | ب |
| D | d dˤ | د ض |
| E | e~ɪ | ا ي |
| F | f | ف |
| G | g | ج |
| Gh | ɣ | غ |
| Għ | ʕ | ع |
| H | h | ه |
| Ħ | ħ | ح |
| I | i | ي |
| J | ʒ | چ |
| K | k | ك |
| Kh | x | خ |
| L | l | ل |
| M | m | م |
| N | n | ن |
| O | o~ʊ | و |
| P | p | پ |
| Q | ʔ q | ء ق |
| R | r | ر |
| S | s sˤ | ث س ص |
| T | t tˤ | ت ط ة |
| U | u | و |
| V | v | ڤ |
| W | w | و |
| X | ʃ | ش |
| Y | j | ي |
| Z | z zˤ | ذ ز ظ |
Optional Distinguish:
| Letter | IPA | Arabic | Example | Example w/o Distinguish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S^ | s θ | ث | S^awra | Sawra |
| Z^ | z ð | ذ | Z^arif | Zarif |
| S' | sˤ | ص | S'ura | Sura |
| D' | dˤ | ض | D'ofdagħ | Dofdagħ |
| T' | tˤ | ط | T'ayyara | Tayyara |
| Z' | zˤ ðˤ | ظ | Z'alim | Zalim |
Geminated and Desambiguation:
| Letters | Equals |
|---|---|
| Kh+Kh | Kkh |
| Gh+Gh | Ggh |
| Għ+Għ | Ggħ |
| K+Kh | K'kh |
| G+Gh | G'gh |
| G+Għ | G'għ |
| Kh+H | Kh'h |
| Gh+H | Gh'h |
| Għ+Ħ | Għ'ħ |
| K+H | K'h |
| G+H | G'h |
| G+Ħ | G'ħ |
Info:
Sample Text (it has some inaccuracies):
El-egħlaan el-għalami le ħquuq el-ensaan, el-band el-awwalaani. El-bani admiin kollohom mawlodiin ħorrin we-metsawyiin fel karaama wel ħoquuq, etwahablohom el-għaqle we-damir wel-mafruud yegħamlu bagħdiihom berooħ el-akhaweyya.
Words:
| Color | Fem. | English |
|---|---|---|
| Aħmar | Ħamra | Red |
| Bortuqan | Bortuqan | Orange |
| Asfar | Safra | Yellow |
| Akhdar | Khadra | Green |
| Azraq | Zarqa | Blue |
| Banafsegi | Banafsegeyya | Purple |
| Abyad | Bayda | White |
| Eswid | Soda | Black |
| Number | English |
|---|---|
| Waħed | One |
| Etnen | Two |
| Talata | Three |
| Arbagħ | Four |
| Khamsa | Five |
| Setta | Six |
| Sabgħa | Seven |
| Tamanya | Eight |
| Tesgħa | Nine |
| Għaxara | Ten |
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