Shakespear, John: A grammar of the Hindustani language (London, 1826)

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A GRAMMAR OF THE

J 3T z, like z in zeal by the Indians; bnt, by the Arabs,
as dh.

j T r, as r fully sounded with the tongue vibrating on
the palate ; or, as in the French amour.
j ^ ri, as ri in the English word river.
uc, ri, as the last prolonged in sound.

j 3 r, as r pronounced with the point of the tongue re-
verted on the palate, like as in uttering or j.
ij T rh, as the last, aspirated.
j 3T z, as z in zeal.

j 31 zh, as s in the English word pleasure: or, as the

Frenchy in jour, &c.

^ TT s, as s in sin.

J sh, as sk in shine.

^ s, as s in sin by the Indians.

3T z, as 2 in zeal by the Indians.

k ?T t, as t in tuh nearly by the Indians.

3T % as in zeal bv the Indians.

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^ 31 a, this letter, with the Arabs, is a guttural conso-
nant of peculiar utterance; bv the Indians, however,
it is often but very slightly if at all pronounced; and,
the mere vowel used with it is noted, in the Nagarl cha-
racter, when it exists at the beginning of a syllable; so,
in that character, for may be adopted; for h, 3fT;