Transcription conventions
Transcription conventions used in the database to represent Arabic sounds:
| Transcription symbol | Arabic script | Phonetic value |
| a | َ | æ ~ a |
| ā | ا | æː ~ aː |
| e | e ~ ɛ | |
| ē | eː ~ ɛː | |
| i | ِ | i |
| ī | ي | iː |
| ō | oː | |
| u | ُ | u |
| ū | و | uː |
| ǝ | ǝ | |
| aw | و | aw |
| ay | ي | aj |
| b | ب | b |
| f | ف | f |
| t | ت | t |
| ṭ | ط | tˤ |
| d | د | d |
| ḍ | ض | dˤ |
| θ | ث | θ |
| ð | ذ | ð |
| ð̣ | ظ, ض | ðˤ |
| k | ق , ك | k |
| g | ﺝ, ﻕ, گ, ڨ | g |
| x | خ | x |
| ġ | غ | ɣ |
| q | ق | q |
| ʔ | ء, ق | ʔ |
| s | س | s |
| ṣ | ص | sˤ |
| z | ز | z |
| ẓ | ظ | zˤ |
| š | ش | ʃ |
| ž | ژ | ʒ |
| č | چ | ʧ |
| j | ج | ʤ |
| m | م | m |
| n | ن | n |
| l | ل | l |
| ḷ | ل | ɫ |
| r | ر | r |
| w | و | w |
| y | ي | j |
| h | ه | h |
| ʕ | ع | ʕ |
| ḥ | ح | ħ |