e
)i)i aleph-i (can be long or short)
H
ḥ hh
b
b
g
g Hard “g” as in “get”
d
d
m
m
c
ḏḏ th “th” sound as in “this”
w
w
D
ṯṯ th as in “thin”
z
z
a
ʾaʾa aleph-a (can be long or short)
j
ḫḫ ch “ch” as in “loch”
T
ṭ hard, emphatic “t”
Z
ẓ “zz” sound of “s” in “measure”
y
y
k
k
C
šš “sh” sound Can correspond to Hebrew s8 or s\
l
l
n
n
h
h
s
s
S
s̀ “su” as in “Susanna”
'
( ʿ ayin like Hebrew ע
G
ǵ “gh” Hardly distinguishable from hard “g” “ghost”
u
)u)u aleph-u (can be long or short)
x
ṣ “ts” sound
q
q
r
r
t
t
p
p