patrickas·15年前·讨论u at the beginning is usually for a glottal stop with a dammah above it ( أُ ) while in this case it should be a fatha ( أَ )
patrickas·15年前·讨论Very interesting article.This is the first time I hear the plural : ustaath -> usaatatha, I am a native arabic speaker and we always use asaatitha.Also an old side project of mine, http://yoolki.com for en-ar transliteration