The role numbers in Arabic?

Question

i wanna know wat does each number mean in arabic informal writings. i only 3 which is ayn . eg: ma3asalama . i want to know other numbers

Answer 1

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Well, for starters, there are about 10 letters in the Arabic language that doesn't exist in English. Many of those letters have similar sounds that correspond to the English alphabets, but if read in English, it's difficult to decide which is which. For the users above who say that using these numbers is not "proper", that is incorrect. It's just not considered Arabic 'writing' because it uses English letters. But, the problem is, there is a difference between a light t sound (also an Arabic letter) and a heavy 't', a light 's' and a heavy 's', etc. When you substitute a heavy 's' with a regular 's' in transliterated (Romanized) Arabic, you change the entire meaning.

That's why we use numbers to substitute those sounds, and usually the numbers resemble the letters. The 9 numbers you will see in transliterated (Romanized) Arabic:

2 - أ (also a glottal stop)

Like the sound of 'a' in "apple" and the glottal stop in Uh-Oh.

7- Ø­

It is closest to the 'h' sound but much lighter. It would have the sound of breathing outwards from the mouth while slightly blocking the air flow with your tongue.

Ø® - 5

Sometimes used with the English letters 'kh' like the German and Hebrew "ch".

ص - 9

Very heavy 's' sound (make a 'ssssssss' and fill both sides of your cheeks with air at the same time).

ض - '9

Very heavy 'd' sound (make a 'd' and fill both sides of your cheeks with air at the same time).

Ø· - 6

Heavy 't' like the Italian accent when saying "tony".

ظ - '6

Very heavy 'th' sound like in "This" (make a 'th' and fill both sides of your cheeks with air at the same time).

ع - 3

The sound of 'a' in "cat" but make the sound come from the very bottom of your throat, this is the sound you make when you say Abdullah.

غ - '3

The same sound as the French 'r'.

Answer 2

2: aa

7: it's unpronouncable in english ( it's close to haa)

8: gha

that's pretty much it I hope I helped :D