Sound	Trans.	Letter	Arabic	Trans	English
	H			Hamama	pigeon
	kh			kharuf	sheep
	S			Sabah	morning
	D			Dabab	fog
	T			Tabeeb	doctor
				'ashaa'	dinner
	gh			ghurfa	room
	q			qareeb	near
	'			'	'

The following consonant is called “Hamza”. It is not a vowel but it is a carrier of vowel sounds. Its sound occurs as “ glottal stop ”. When word begins with hamza, it is always written on an alif “seat”. Initial hamza may appear as or .