I J M E S TRANSLITERATION SYSTEM
FOR ARABIC, PERSIAN, AND TURKISH
C o n s o n a n t s
A = Arabic, P = Persian, OT = Ottoman Turkish, MT = Modern Turkish
A P OT MT A P OT MT A P OT MT
ء
ʾ ʾ ʾ —ز
z z z zك
k k or g k or ñ k or nب
b b b b or pژ
— zh j j or y or yپ
— p p pس
s s s s or ğ or ğت
t t t tش
sh sh ş ş گ — g g gث
th s s sص
ṣ ṣ ṣ sل
l l l lج
j j c cض
ḍ ż ż zم
m m m mچ
— ch ç çط
ṭ ṭ ṭ tن
n n n nح
ḥ ḥ ḥ hظ
ẓ ẓ ẓ zه
h h h1 h1خ
kh kh h hع
ʿ ʿ ʿ —و
w v or u v vد
d d d dغ
gh gh g or ğ g or ğي
y y y yذ
dh z z zف
f f f fة
a2ر
r r r rق
q q ḳ kلا
3Vo w e l s
ARABIC AND PERSIAN OTTOMAN AND MODERN TURKISH
Long ا or ای ā ā
و ū ū
ي ī ī
Doubled
ّ
ي-
ِ
iyy (inal form ī) iy (inal form ī)ّ
و-
ُ uww (inal form ū) uvvDiphthongs وَ au or aw ev
ی
َ
ai or ay eyShort
-
َ
a a or e-
ُ u u or ü / o or ö-
ِ
i ı or iFor Ottoman Turkish, authors may either transliterate or use the modern Turkish orthography. words of Arabic
and Persian origin only