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| Symbol | Keyword | English gloss | Orthography |
| Consonants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosives | |||
| b | ba:b | door | باب |
| t | tis?` | nine | تسع |
| d | da:r | home | دار |
| t` | t`a:bi?` | stamp | طابع |
| d` | d`arab | he hit | ضرب |
| k | kabi:r | large | كبير |
| g | gami:l | beautiful | جميل |
| (in Egyptian pronunciation) | |||
| ? | ?akl | food | أكل |
| q | qalb | heart | قلب |
| p | paris | Paris | برس |
| Fricatives | |||
| f | fi:l | elephant | فيل |
| v | nivi:n | Nevien (personal name) | نفين |
| T | Tala:T | three | ثلاث |
| D | Dakar | male | ذكر |
| D` | D`ala:m | darkness | ظلام |
| s | sa?`i:d | happy | سعيد |
| z | zami:l | colleague | زميل |
| s` | s`aGi:r | small | صغير |
| S | Sams | sun | شمس |
| Z | Zami:l | beautiful | جميل |
| x | xit`a:b | letter | خطاب |
| G | Garb | west | غرب |
| X\ | X\ilm | dream | حلم |
| ?` (?\) | ?`alam | flag | علم |
| h | hawa:? | air | هواء |
| Nasals | |||
| m | ma:l | money | مال |
| n | nu:r | light | نور |
| Trill | |||
| r | rima:l | sand | رمال |
| Lateral | |||
| l | la: | no | لا |
| l` | ?al`l`ah | God | الله |
| Semivowels | |||
| w | wa:hid | one | واحد |
| j | jawm | day | يوم |
| Vowels | |||
| i | D`il | shadow | ظل |
| a | X\al | solution | حل |
| u | ?`umr | age | عمر |
| i: | ?`i:d | feast | عيد |
| a: | ma:l | money | مال |
| u: | fu:l | beans | فول |
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