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==Missing Arabic letters==
==Missing Arabic letters==
There are English words, which cannot be pronounced using the Arabic abjad.
There are English letters, which cannot be transliterated using the Arabic abjad.
===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 pronounce this word as "Amreeka" (أمريكا).
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