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0 pointsNarishma1y ago0 comments

> The version with 'c' is one that contains a pronunciation hint for people whose native language is not Arabic (but probably English).

What hint would that be? There's no 'c' sound in the Arabic version.

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ludwigvan1y ago· 3 in thread

Hint as in “Bach”

NarishmaOP1y ago

But that's not how it's pronounced in Arabic, see my other comment.

ahmedalsudani1y ago

I carry a knife specifically to stab people who pronounce my name that way (the Achmed way).

... yes, this is a joke.

sshine1y ago

... the knife is very dull and purely for ritualistic purposes!

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirpan )

TazeTSchnitzel1y ago· 2 in thread

“ch” like in Scottish English “loch” is closer to the “h” in “Ahmad” than the normal English “h"

NarishmaOP1y ago

No, it's not. It's a soft 'H' sound in Arabic, the same as in Muhammad. It's closer to the English 'H'. The Scottish 'ch' is a different letter entirely in Arabic and doesn't appear in this name.

foldr1y ago

This sound, to be precise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_pharyngeal_fricative

It is indeed closer in terms of its place of articulation to English 'h' than either variant of the German 'ch' sound.

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