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Help[Facts] Re: Pronunciation of Arabic Names
in reply to a message by Megan
Akeem: AH-keem or Ah-KEEM (depends on dialect)
Rahim: RAH-heem
Rawiya: Rah/Raw-WEE-ya
Ziya: DHEE-ya.
(ah is pronounced like the "a" in apple; ee is not exceedingly long...it's a cross between ee and i.)
Rule of thumb with Arabic (this can vary, depending on your regional dialect) is that the emphasis falls on the second-to-last syllable.
*edited for clarity*
Rahim: RAH-heem
Rawiya: Rah/Raw-WEE-ya
Ziya: DHEE-ya.
(ah is pronounced like the "a" in apple; ee is not exceedingly long...it's a cross between ee and i.)
Rule of thumb with Arabic (this can vary, depending on your regional dialect) is that the emphasis falls on the second-to-last syllable.
*edited for clarity*
This message was edited 10/19/2007, 9:29 PM
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