Arabic letters and diacritics: Difference between revisions

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===V like in '''v'''ideo===
===V like in '''v'''ideo===
The English letter "v" has no equivalent in Arabic and it often replaced by the letter "f". So the word "'''v'''ideo" is "'''f'''idyu" (فيديو) in Arabic.
The English letter "v" has no equivalent in Arabic and it often replaced by the letter "f". So the word "'''v'''ideo" is "'''f'''idyu" (فيديو) in Arabic.
===G like in '''G'''abriel===
There is no letter g in Arabic. So '''G'''abriel is '''J'''ibreel (جبريل). Although the Arabic letter ج (''jim'') is read as "g" in the Egyptian Arabic.