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    Ottoman Turkish 1/3

    OTTOMAN TURKISH
    Arabic script(0.0)

    Modern Birnbaum WWS ALA-LC EI


    Turkish 1967 1996 1997 1960
    Consonants
    iso ini med fin

    ‫ﺍ‬ ‫ﺎ‬ a – – – a, ā
    ‫ﺏ‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﺒ‬ ‫ﺐ‬ b, p b b [b, p] b b
    ‫ﭖ‬ ‫ﭘ‬ ‫ﭙ‬ ‫ﭗ‬ p p p [p] p p
    ‫ﺕ‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﺘ‬ ‫ﺖ‬ t t t [t] t t
    ‫ﺙ‬ ‫ﺛ‬ ‫ﺜ‬ ‫ﺚ‬ s s̱ s̱ [s] s̱ th
    ‫ﺝ‬ ‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﺠ‬ ‫ﺞ‬ c, ç c c [dʒ, tʃ] c dj
    ‫ﭺ‬ ‫ﭼ‬ ‫ﭽ‬ ‫ﭻ‬ ç ç ç [tʃ] ç č
    ‫ﺡ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺤ‬ ‫ﺢ‬ h ḥ ḥ [h] ḥ ḥ
    ‫ﺥ‬ ‫ﺧ‬ ‫ﺨ‬ ‫ﺦ‬ h ḫ ḫ [h] ḫ kh
    ‫ﺩ‬ ‫ﺪ‬ d d d [d, t] d d
    ‫ﺫ‬ ‫ﺬ‬ z ẕ ẕ [z] ẕ dh
    ‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﺮ‬ r r r [r] r r
    ‫ﺯ‬ ‫ﺰ‬ z z z [z] z z
    ‫ﮊ‬ ‫ﮋ‬ j j j [ʒ] j zh
    ‫ﺱ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺴ‬ ‫ﺲ‬ s s s [s] s s
    ‫ﺵ‬ ‫ﺷ‬ ‫ﺸ‬ ‫ﺶ‬ ş ş ş [ʃ] ş sh
    ‫ﺹ‬ ‫ﺻ‬ ‫ﺼ‬ ‫ﺺ‬ s ṣ ṣ [s] ṣ ṣ
    ‫ﺽ‬ ‫ﺿ‬ ‫ﻀ‬ ‫ﺾ‬ z, d ż ż [z, d] ż ḍ
    ‫ﻁ‬ ‫ﻃ‬ ‫ﻄ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ t, d ṭ ṭ [t, d] ṭ ṭ
    ‫ﻅ‬ ‫ﻇ‬ ‫ﻈ‬ ‫ﻆ‬ z ẓ ẓ [z] ẓ ẓ
    ‫ﻉ‬ ‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫ﻊ‬ – ʿ ʿ [Ø, ɑ] ‘ ʿ
    ‫ﻍ‬ ‫ﻏ‬ ‫ﻐ‬ ‫ﻎ‬ ğ ġ ġ [ɣ, ɡ, k, h] ġ gh
    ‫ﻑ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻔ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ f f f [f, p] f f
    ‫ﻕ‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﻘ‬ ‫ﻖ‬ k ḳ ḳ [k] ḳ ḳ
    ‫ﻙ‬ ‫ﻛ‬ ‫ﻜ‬ ‫ﻚ‬ k, y k, ẏ (2.1)
    k [k, j] k k
    ‫ﮒ‬ ‫ﮔ‬ ‫ﮕ‬ ‫( ﮓ‬0.1) g, k g g [ɡ, k] g g
    ‫ﯓ‬ ‫ﯕ‬ ‫ﯖ‬ ‫( ﯔ‬0.1) n ñ ñ [ɲ] ñ ñ
    ‫ﻝ‬ ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﻞ‬ l l l [l] l l
    ‫ﻡ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻤ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ m m m [m] m m
    ‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﻨ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ n n n [n] n n
    ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻮ‬ v v v [v] v w
    ‫ﻩ‬ ‫ﻫ‬ ‫ﻬ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ h h h [h, ɑ, i, e] h h
    ‫ﺓ‬ ‫ ﺔ‬ – e, a, t (2.2)
    h [t ]
    (3.1)

    ‫ﻯ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻰ‬ y y y [j] y y

    ‫ﻻ‬ ‫ﻼ‬ la lā la [lɑ] la lā


    ‫ﺀ‬ ◌  – (’) ʾ (2.3)
    ʾ [Ø] ’ ʾ

    omas T. Pedersen (ttpedersen@myrealbox.com) Rev. 1.3a, 2002-10-04


    Ottoman Turkish 2/3

    Modern Birnbaum WWS ALA-LC EI


    Turkish 1967 1996 1997 1960
    Vowels
    iso ini med fin
    ‫◌َ ﺍ‬, ‫آ‬, ‫◌َ ى‬, ٰ◌ ‐a, ‐â ‐ā – – ‐ā
    ‫◌ِ ﻯ‬, ّ‫◌ِ ﻯ‬, ‫◌ِ ﻴ‬ ‐i (‐î), ‐ı, ‐ī (2.4)
    – – ‐ī, ‐, ‐ē, ‐ā
    ‐e, ‐a (‐â)
    ‫◌ُ ﻭ‬ ‐o, ‐u (‐û), ‐ū – – ‐ū, ‐ō, ‐ü, ‐ö
    ‐ö, ‐ü

    ◌‫ﹶ‬ ‐a, ‐e ‐a, ‐e [ɑ, Ø; o, e(3.2)] – ‐a, ‐e


    ◌‫ﹺ‬ ‐i, ‐ı (1.1)
    ‐i, ‐ı [i, y, e, ej, – ‐i, ‐
    ɑ, u, ɯ]
    ◌‫ﹸ‬ ‐o, ‐u, ‐ü, ‐u; [Ø, u, ɯ, i, – ‐o, ‐u,
    ‐ö, ‐ü ‐ö, ‐o y, o, œ] ‐ö, ‐ü

    Vowel letters in Turkish words


    ‫ﺎ – آ آ‬ a a, ē(2.5)
    ‫أ‬, ‫أ ا‬, ‫ا‬ e e
    ‫◌ﹶ ﻪ‬, ‫◌ﹶ ه‬ e, a ĕ, ă(2.6)
    ‫◌ ﻪ‬, ‫◌ ه‬ e, a e, a(2.7)
    ‫ﺋﻪ ﺋﻪ‬ e e
    ‫◌ِ ﻰ ◌ِ ﻴ اﻳ ﻯ‬ i, ı i, ı, ė(2.8)
    ‫ﻮ ﻮ او او‬ ö, o; ü, u ö, o; ü, u
    ‫ﺋﻮ ﺋﻮ‬ ö, ü ö, ü
    ‫اﻳ‬, ‫◌ﹶ ﻰ ◌ﹶ ﻴ آﻳ‬ ey, ay ey, ay
    ‫◌ﹸ ﻮﻯ ◌ﹸ ﻮﻳ اوﻳ‬ öy, oy, üy, uy öy, oy, üy, uy

    ‫◌ِ ﻴﹼﻪ‬ ‐iye ‐īye


    ‫◌ِ ﻴﹼﺖ‬ ‐iyyet ‐īyet

    ◌‫ﹰ‬  ‐en ‐en, ‐an – – ‐en


    ◌‫ﹴ‬  ‐in ‐in, ‐ın – – ‐in
    ◌‫ﹲ‬  ‐on, ‐un ‐ün, ‐un – – ‐on, ‐un
    ◌‫ﹾ‬ Marks absence of vowel.
    ◌‫ﹼ‬  Marks doubling of consonant.

    ‫ال‬ ‫اﻟ‬ el-, ül- el-, ’l-, ül-(2.9) – – el-, ’l-, ül-

    Notes
    0.0. Character names in Birnbaum transliteration: . tā merbūt.a; . hemze; . tenvīn; . tedīd.
    0.1. Frequently written as ‫ ﻙ‬or ‫ک‬.

    1.1. Iżāfet is rendered in Modern Turkish as -i, -ı when the word ends in a consonant, and as -yi when
    the word ends in a vowel.

    omas T. Pedersen (ttpedersen@myrealbox.com) Rev. 1.3a, 2002-10-04


    Ottoman Turkish 3/3

    In Ottoman Turkish it is rendered as follows: -i, -ı: ‫ ﮔﻠﺸﻦ ﺧﻠﻔﺎ‬Gülşen-i ḫulefā.


    Aer ‫ا‬, ‫ ه‬or ‫ ى‬it is sometimes expressed by ‫ ء‬and is then transliterated -ʾi, -ʾı: ‫ ادارۀ ﺻﺤﺖ‬İdāre-ʾi
    Ṣıḥḥat.
    Aer ‫ ا‬or ‫ و‬it is sometimes expressed by ‫ى‬, resulting in -yı: ‫ روى زﻣﻴﻦ‬rū-yı zemīn.

    2.1. Soening of k is normally not indicated, but can occasionally be rendered by ẏ.


    2.2. Rendered as t at the end of the first element of an Arabic iżāfet construction, of which the second
    element begins with a vowel: ‫ ز ﺑﺪة اﻟﺤﻘﺎﺋﻖ‬Zübdet ül-ḥaḳāʾiḳ.
    2.3. When hemze rests on non-initial ‫ ا‬or on ‫ و‬or on undotted ‫ ﯨ‬as “bearer”, these “bearers” are not
    transliterated: ‫ﻣﺴﺌﻠﻪ‬, ‫ ﻣﺴﺄﻟﻪ‬mesʾele, ‫ ﻣﺆﻣﻦ‬müʾmin, ‫ ﺭﺋﻴﺲ‬reʾīs.
    When hemze rests on initial ‫أ( ا‬, ‫) إ‬, it is not transliterated.
    2.4. In Turkish scholary transliterations i ̄ is used.
    2.5. Rarely transliterated as ē, examples include ‫ﻠﻤﺎدى‬ gelmēdi.
    2.6. Used medially to indicate the vowels e or a, especially in late 19th or 20th century orthography:
    ‫ ﺩﻩﻧﻴﻠﻴﺮ‬dĕnilir, ‫ آﻟﻪ ﺟﻖ‬alăcaḳ. Followed by a regular suffix e and a are used respectively.
    2.7. Final ‫ ◌ِ ﻪ‬is transliterated i: ‫ ﻛﻪ‬ki, ‫ ﭼﻮﻧﻜﻪ‬çūnki.
    2.8. In a limited number of historical spellings ė is used to indicate a closed e. Examples are: ‫دﻳﻤﻚ‬
    dėmek; ‫ اﻳﺘﻤﻚ‬ėtmek; ‫ و ﻳﺮﻣﻚ‬vėrmek.
    2.9. When followed by a “sun” letter (‫ )ن ل ظ ط ض ص ش س ز ر ذ د ث ت‬the ‫ ل‬of the article is assimilated with the
    first consonant of the word, e.g. ‫ اﻟﺘﺮﺟﻤﺎن‬et-tercümān.
    When immediately preceded by a long vowel, use ’l-: ‫ اﻧﺎ اﻟﺤﻖ‬enā ’l-Ḥaḳḳ; apply same procedure
    with “sun” letters: ‫ اﺑﻮ اﻟﺴﻌﻮد‬Ebū ’s-Suʿūd.
    When non-initial, transliterate ül-: ‫ اﺑﻦ اﻻﺛﻴﺮ‬İbn ül-Es̱īr; apply same procedure as above with “sun”
    letters: ‫ دار اﻟﺸﻔﺎ‬Dār üş-şifā.
    Names with ‫ ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟ‬is always transliterated ʿAbdül‐, (except ‫ ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﺎن‬which is ʿAbdürraḥmān); ‫اﻟﺪﻳﻦ‬
    always ‐eddīn; ‫ اﻟﻠﻪ‬always ‐ullāh.

    3.1. Indicates the Arabic feminine form.


    3.2. Sometimes pronounced as [o] or [e].

    Sources
    • ALA-LC Romanization Tables: Transliteration Schemes for Non-Roman Scripts. Randal K. Berry (ed.). Library of Congress,
    1997.
    • Birnbaum, Eleazar: “e Transliteration of Ottoman Turkish for Library and General Purposes”, in Journal of the American
    Oriental Society, vol. 87 (issue 2), April 1967. (http://members.ams.chello.nl/olnon/transliteration/contents_2.htm).
    • e Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition. Leiden, 1960-.
    • Lagally, Klaus: ArabTeX – a System for Typesetting Arabic. User Manual Version 3.09. Institut für Informatik. Universität
    Stuttgart, 1999. (http://129.69.218.213/arabtex/doc/arabdoc.pdf).
    • e World’s Writing Systems. Peter T. Daniels & William Bright (eds.). New York, 1996.

    omas T. Pedersen (ttpedersen@myrealbox.com) Rev. 1.3a, 2002-10-04

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