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===E like in Am'''e'''rica=== | ===E like in Am'''e'''rica=== | ||
Arabic abjad cannot express the word "America", since it doesn't have a letter corresponding to the "e" sound. So Arabs drop the "e" between "m" and "r" and pronounce this word as "Amreeka" (أمريكا). | Arabic abjad cannot express the word "America", since it doesn't have a letter corresponding to the "e" sound. So Arabs drop the "e" between "m" and "r" (and prolong the "i") and pronounce this word as "Amreeka" (أمريكا). | ||
===O like in Eur'''o'''pe=== | ===O like in Eur'''o'''pe=== | ||
The letter o has no equivalent in the Arabic abjad. Arabs have to say "Awr'''u'''ba" (أوروبا). | The letter o has no equivalent in the Arabic abjad. Arabs have to say "Awr'''u'''ba" (أوروبا). | ||