| Symbol |
Meaning |
Sound |
 |
vulture |
short A, as in asp |
 |
forearm |
long A, as in table |
 |
leg |
hard B, as in barge |
 |
basket |
hard C (K), as in cat |
 |
hobble rope |
CH, as in children |
 |
hand |
hard D, as in dog |
  |
two reed leaves |
long E, as in reed |
 |
vulture |
short E, as in set |
 |
horned viper |
F, as in furniture |
 |
pot stand |
hard G, as in gold |
 |
cobra |
soft G, as in generous |
  |
shelter, rope |
aspirated H, as in heart |
 |
reed leaf |
short & long I, as in him, sigh |
 |
cobra |
J, as in jelly |
  |
basket, hillside |
hard C or K, as in kind, lack |
 |
mouth |
L, as in lip |
 |
owl |
M, as in milk |
 |
water |
N, as in Nile |
 |
quail chick |
long O, as in moon |
 |
vulture |
short O, as in hot |
 |
stool |
P, as in panther |
 |
horned viper |
PH, as in pharaoh |
+  |
basket + quail |
Q, as in queen |
 |
mouth |
R, as in red |
 |
folded linen |
S (soft C), as in sane, peace |
 |
lake |
SH, as in shadow |
 |
loaf of bread |
T, as in talk |
 |
cow belly |
soft TH, as in mother |
 |
(not known) |
hard TH, as in thistle |
 |
quail chick |
short U, as in lull |
+  |
reed + quail |
long U, as in ruler |
 |
horned viper |
V, as in viper |
 |
quail chick |
W, as in willow |
+  |
basket + linen |
X, as in fox |
 |
reed leaf |
short Y, as in yellow |
  |
two reed leaves |
long Y, as in tardy |
 |
door fastening |
Z, as in zany |