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It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Lebanese Arabic in Knowledge articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without
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Knowledge transcriptions for Lebanese Arabic vowels may be either more general and abstract, using only the symbols from the first column (primary vowel), or more detailed and precise, using the symbols from the second column (variants, allophones); see
2550:/ exclusively. Narrow transcription can use invariably before the semivowels and in light syllables, but in stressed and heavy/superheavy syllables. If a consonant-final word ends in an unstressed syllable containing / 2617:
in a given context varies greatly from region to region, so if a word can be demonstrated to have a common pronunciation in violation of the following guidelines, record it as well.) The default pronunciation is
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Except word-finally, there is no functional phonemic distinction between "tense" and their "lax" counterparts , and for some speakers they are in free variation. Broad transcription should use /
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words and pronunciations. Please note that several of these symbols are used in ways that are specific to Knowledge and differ from those used by dictionaries.
2267: 69: 3804: 2827:/ "Lebanese", and others. The latter set of examples is merged by many speakers into -e, however. Therefore, transcribe with both, as in 2238:
If your browser does not display IPA symbols, you probably need to install a font that includes the IPA. Good free IPA fonts include
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Traditionally and for certain speakers, only appears in loanwords like French-derived /gatˈto/ and /majˈjo/, as well as in the "he"
2852:/ "what" as an alternative realization of /-uː/, as well as traditionally in the verbal third-person-plural conjugational suffix: 152:, for example), the first one should be used on Knowledge — even if the second is slightly closer to the sound being transcribed. 3783: 2293: 2099: 38: 2862:/ "they came". The latter is merged by many speakers into /-o/ as seen below, however. Therefore, transcribe with both, as in 1355: 3757: 2761: 2725: 1922: 1911: 1899: 1782: 949: 396: 2936: 2594:/bard/ "cold", but if the intent is to match an English transliteration that represents it, then use parentheses as in 1428: 3752: 2486:, but speakers in the rest of the country exhibit this pronunciation only marginally and mostly in proper nouns like 137: 3742: 581: 2945: 2746: 2735: 2620: 2442: 2436: 1998: 1852: 1723: 1717: 1710: 1563: 1519: 1349: 1278: 280: 113: 42: 2784:/ "something" as an alternative realization of /-iː/, as well as traditionally in various suffixes spelled with 2656: 2406: 336: 2373: 3022: 1608: 1290: 815: 148: 54: 2208:
consists of a single consonant in its own syllable at the beginning of a word. Its default form is , but it
140:. In narrower transcription, if the "variants, allophones" column shows two vowels joined by a tilde (as in 2756: 2740: 2063: 1917: 1777: 1771: 1764: 1422: 1180: 559: 518: 3184: 65: 2682: 2661: 2552: 2541: 2411: 2401: 1964: 1652: 1620: 1343: 1336: 896: 887: 308: 2384:. Otherwise, the letter only represents a vowel that varies between and . In broad transcription, use / 3095: 2751: 2720: 2715: 2710: 2626: 2519: 2386: 2209: 1906: 1894: 1857: 1846: 1841: 1834: 1829: 1728: 1569: 1556: 1272: 1265: 1148: 982: 921: 650: 609: 3616: 3561: 3431: 3212: 3154: 2688: 2646: 2416: 1602: 1595: 1284: 789: 787: 748: 672: 648: 557: 256: 142: 3551: 3309: 3207: 3075: 3000: 2985: 2905: 2565: 2546: 2498: 2478: 2464: 2446:/ after all other consonants. In narrow transcription, follow the same rules, except use after an 2288: 2278: 2033: 1681: 1416: 1409: 1067: 3671: 3556: 3254: 3239: 2676: 2490:. In all other words, despite occasional regional variation, its most-standard pronunciation is / 1614: 1046: 1010: 368: 258: 221: 193: 3471: 3446: 3381: 3169: 3110: 3017: 2990: 2929: 2651: 2421: 2339: 2283: 718: 3778: 3701: 2733:, they are only rarely (and/or regionally) conserved, instead resulting in the monophthongs / 2670:/. In narrow transcription, follow the same rules, except use in the same proximities of an 2636: 2426: 480: 452: 424: 129: 3501: 3426: 3229: 3147: 3100: 3027: 1108: 348: 8: 3686: 3511: 3461: 3386: 3371: 3105: 3037: 2588:, creating an extra syllable that can never be stressed. Prefer not to transcribe, as in 2523:/ exclusively. Narrow transcription should instead use when either immediately after an 50: 3666: 3546: 3476: 3441: 3401: 3284: 3269: 3264: 3217: 3159: 3090: 3057: 2962: 2914: 2671: 2641: 2631: 2524: 2447: 2391: 2137: 79: 87: 3681: 3651: 3566: 3541: 3526: 3391: 3366: 3316: 3244: 3234: 3199: 3194: 3164: 3117: 3085: 3012: 3007: 2967: 2922: 2581: 2213: 1486: 1479: 1038: 780: 641: 550: 249: 3416: 3711: 3691: 3661: 3656: 3646: 3621: 3611: 3606: 3601: 3591: 3586: 3581: 3576: 3536: 3531: 3521: 3516: 3496: 3481: 3451: 3421: 3406: 3376: 3361: 3336: 3304: 3289: 3179: 3142: 3132: 3070: 3062: 3042: 2972: 2729:/ are typically preserved in all syllables that are not word-final. In word-final 3721: 3716: 3636: 3571: 3506: 3491: 3466: 3456: 3346: 3341: 3331: 3321: 3249: 3189: 3174: 3127: 3052: 3047: 3032: 2980: 2957: 2730: 2381: 2377: 2273: 122: 94: 3726: 3706: 3696: 3676: 3631: 3626: 3596: 3436: 3396: 3356: 3326: 3294: 3279: 3259: 3224: 3137: 3122: 2483: 111:
Throughout Knowledge, the pronunciation of words is indicated by means of the
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If the IPA symbols are not displayed properly by your browser, see the
2502:/ in such proper nouns and in terms pertaining to the Druze, and as / 1818: 1250: 167: 2338:
represent , , , respectively, except in certain words borrowed from
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For a guide to adding pronunciations to Knowledge articles, see the
3773: 2878: 2803:/ "come! (feminine)", the first-person possessive enclitic seen in 2106: 61: 17: 2793:: the verbal second-person-feminine conjugational suffix seen in 2268:
Knowledge:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters
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in the same word, and lastly when immediately following any of /
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For a guide to adding IPA characters to Knowledge articles, see
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which is complete; download links can be found on those pages.
2891:/ "his book". In both cases, it is misleadingly spelled with 2814: 2487: 1946: 1882: 1752: 1509: 1223: 2894: 2788: 2610: 2471: 2380:. It represents the sound when the word is grammatically 2361: 2333: 2329: 2325: 2232: 2084: 2080: 2050: 2020: 2016: 1985: 1981: 1807: 1698: 1669: 1544: 1397: 1324: 1202: 1198: 1168: 1164: 1136: 1132: 1128: 1091: 1055: 1026: 998: 965: 937: 904: 875: 871: 832: 803: 799: 768: 764: 736: 706: 660: 629: 625: 597: 569: 538: 534: 506: 468: 440: 412: 384: 356: 324: 296: 268: 237: 209: 2944: 2556:/, however, use in narrow transcription rather than . 121:). The following tables list the IPA symbols used for 2708:
In Lebanese Arabic, the original Arabic diphthongs */
2300: 2765:/, but this should not be favored in transcription. 2130:Indicates that the following syllable is stressed. 2903:take this to mean that it should be transcribed /- 108:Knowledge key to pronunciation of Lebanese Arabic 3796: 155: 45:transcriptions of Lebanese Arabic on Knowledge. 2319: 2317: 2315: 2313: 2311: 2309: 60:For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see 2930: 2892: 2882: 2863: 2853: 2843: 2828: 2818: 2804: 2794: 2785: 2775: 2704: 2702: 2700: 2698: 2595: 2589: 2469: 2359: 2323: 2221: 2201: 2192: 2182: 2151:Indicates that the preceding vowel is long. 2143: 2122: 2077: 2047: 2013: 1978: 1944: 1880: 1805: 1750: 1696: 1667: 1542: 1504: 1464: 1395: 1385: 1322: 1312: 1196: 1162: 1126: 1089: 1053: 1024: 996: 963: 935: 902: 869: 830: 797: 762: 734: 704: 658: 623: 595: 567: 532: 504: 466: 438: 410: 382: 354: 322: 294: 266: 235: 207: 2306: 70:IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters 2937: 2923: 2535: 2533: 2695: 2559: 2527:or anywhere before one in the same word. 3758:Other English pronunciation respellings 2530: 2294:Category:Pages with Lebanese Arabic IPA 14: 3797: 2640:/, as well as when anywhere before an 2246:(more complete); a monospaced font is 2918: 3805:International Phonetic Alphabet help 2571: 2434:following /iːr/, in which case use / 2352: 2350: 2348: 25: 2893: 2883: 2864: 2854: 2844: 2842:Only appears in monosyllables like 2829: 2819: 2805: 2795: 2786: 2776: 2774:Only appears in monosyllables like 2603: 2596: 2590: 2470: 2458: 2456: 2360: 2324: 2222: 2202: 2193: 2183: 2144: 2123: 2078: 2048: 2014: 1979: 1806: 1697: 1668: 1543: 1396: 1323: 1197: 1163: 1127: 1090: 1054: 1025: 997: 964: 936: 903: 870: 831: 798: 763: 735: 705: 659: 624: 596: 568: 533: 505: 467: 439: 411: 383: 355: 323: 295: 267: 236: 208: 23: 3753:Knowledge pronunciation respelling 24: 3816: 2904: 2760: 2755: 2750: 2745: 2739: 2734: 2724: 2719: 2714: 2709: 2687: 2681: 2675: 2674:and after . (The pronunciation / 2665: 2660: 2655: 2650: 2645: 2635: 2625: 2624:/ . In broad transcription, use / 2619: 2551: 2545: 2540: 2518: 2503: 2497: 2491: 2477: 2463: 2441: 2435: 2425: 2420: 2415: 2410: 2405: 2400: 2395: 2385: 2345: 2136: 2062: 2032: 1997: 1963: 1921: 1916: 1910: 1905: 1898: 1893: 1856: 1851: 1845: 1840: 1833: 1828: 1781: 1776: 1770: 1763: 1727: 1722: 1716: 1709: 1680: 1651: 1619: 1613: 1607: 1601: 1594: 1568: 1562: 1555: 1518: 1485: 1478: 1427: 1421: 1415: 1408: 1354: 1348: 1342: 1335: 1289: 1283: 1277: 1271: 1264: 1179: 1147: 1107: 1066: 1045: 1037: 1009: 981: 948: 920: 886: 843: 814: 779: 747: 717: 671: 640: 608: 580: 549: 517: 479: 451: 423: 395: 367: 335: 307: 279: 248: 220: 192: 147: 141: 138:narrow versus broad transcription 2568:to nearby consonants and vowels. 2517:Broad transcription should use / 2511: 2453: 2342:, where they represent , , and . 64:. For the distinction between , 29: 2946:International Phonetic Alphabet 2871: 2836: 2768: 2630:/ when directly adjacent to an 2476:continues to be pronounced as / 114:International Phonetic Alphabet 3784:Manual of Style: Pronunciation 13: 1: 2496:/. Therefore, transcribe as / 2686:/ is a regional variant of / 7: 3743:IPA conventions for English 1957:Distinct word-final vowels 897:voiced pharyngeal fricative 10: 3821: 2899:in the Arabic script, but 77: 3766: 3735: 2953: 2582:cluster of two consonants 2199: 2181: 2163: 2150: 2129: 2113: 2098: 2060: 2030: 1995: 1961: 1956: 1945: 1881: 1817: 1751: 1679: 1650: 1550: 1541: 1517: 1505: 1465: 1386: 1313: 1256: 1240: 1237: 1232: 1229: 1222: 1101: 975: 914: 166: 2580:sometimes to break up a 2372:, indicating that it is 2289:Help:IPA/Tunisian Arabic 2279:Help:IPA/Egyptian Arabic 2609:(The pronunciation of 2382:possessed by something 2340:Modern Standard Arabic 2284:Help:IPA/Hejazi Arabic 1102:Non-native consonants 2200:The definite article 1238:Arabic letter/symbol 3779:For English speakers 3023:Australian languages 2370:at the end of a word 976:Marginal consonants 3767:Introductory guides 2488:/qur.ʔaːn/ "Qur'an" 1490:, all of the above 2672:emphatic consonant 2642:emphatic consonant 2632:emphatic consonant 2525:emphatic consonant 2448:emphatic consonant 2392:emphatic consonant 2216:, namely any of . 3792: 3791: 2813:/ "my book", the 2586:end of a syllable 2230: 2229: 2214:coronal consonant 2159: 2158: 2155: 2154: 2094: 2093: 1823: 1583:American English 1212: 1211: 1073:close to English 1050:/, no equivalent 678:Scottish English 106: 105: 39:pronunciation key 3812: 3748:English dialects 3432:Mauritian Creole 3185:Franco-Provençal 3155:Emilian-Romagnol 2939: 2932: 2925: 2916: 2915: 2910: 2908: 2898: 2897: 2886: 2885: 2875: 2869: 2867: 2866: 2857: 2856: 2847: 2846: 2840: 2834: 2833:/libneːne, -ni/. 2832: 2831: 2822: 2821: 2808: 2807: 2798: 2797: 2792: 2791: 2779: 2778: 2772: 2766: 2764: 2759: 2754: 2749: 2743: 2738: 2731:closed syllables 2728: 2723: 2718: 2713: 2706: 2693: 2691: 2685: 2679: 2669: 2664: 2659: 2654: 2649: 2639: 2629: 2623: 2607: 2601: 2599: 2598: 2593: 2592: 2575: 2569: 2563: 2557: 2555: 2549: 2544: 2537: 2528: 2522: 2515: 2509: 2507: 2501: 2495: 2481: 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