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IN THE NARRATIVE
[A box with Arabic script and their equal in transliterated English letters
appears in the space provided below the above description. Pronunciation of
the English letters appearing therein is described below.]
th [underlined] pronounced as s
dh [underlined] pronounced as z
zh [underlined] pronounced as j (French)
s [with dot beneath] pronounced as s
d [with dot beneath] pronounced as z
t [with dot beneath] pronounced as t
z [with dot beneath] pronounced as z
a as in account
a [with accent] as in arm
i as e in best
i [with accent] as ee in meet
u as o in short
u [with accent] as oo in moon
aw as in mown
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The "i" added to the name of a town signifies "belonging to"; thus
Shirazi means native of Shíráz.
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2 |
N.B. The spelling of the Oriental words and proper names used in this
book is according to the system of transliteration established at one of the
International Oriental Congresses.
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