Help:IPA for Aramaic

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Aramaic pronunciations.

Consonants IPA Hebrew script Syriac script Example (Hebrew script) Syriac script English approximation b ב ܒ בגדאד ܒܓܕܐܕ bet v voice d ד ܕ יוםדם ܝܘܡܕܡ dark ð חד ܚܕ this g ג ܓ גאםא ܓܐܡܐ go ɣ גלילא ܓܠܝܠܐ No English equivalent; like gate but pronounced low in the throat, like regardez (French word) (Pronunciation: [1]) h ה ܗ הלליא ܗܠܠܘܝܐ hen ħ ח ܚ no English equivalent; like hen but with the tongue against the pharynx j י ܝ יוםדם ܝܘܡܕܡ yes k כ ܟ הכנא ܗܟܢܐ skin x Scottish loch l ל ܠ לא ܠܐ left m מ ܡ man n נ ܢ no p פ ܦ spin f בגדכפת ܒܓܕܟܦܬ fool r ר ܪ Somewhat like run s ס ܣ see sˤ צ ܨ Like see, but emphatic ʃ ש ܫ she t ת ܬ sting θ thing tˤ ט ܚ Like sting, but emphatic w ו ܘ we z ׳ ܙ zoo ʔ א ܐ uh-(ʔ)oh ʕ ע ܥ No English equivalent Marginal consonants dʒ ג׳ ܓ׳ joy ŋ נג ܢܓ ring tʃ כ׳ ܟ׳ chair ʒ ז׳ ܫ׳ ܙ׳ beige

Vowels IPA English approximation Monophthongs a trap ɑ father e bed ɛ they i see o own u boot Diphthongs aj why aw cow