# Arabic (Gulf) (ar-AE)
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 The following table lists the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonemes, the Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA) symbols, and the corresponding visemes for the Arabic voice of Hala that is supported by Amazon Polly. 


**Phoneme/Viseme Table**  

|  IPA  |  X-SAMPA  |  Description  |  Example  |  Pronunciation  |  Viseme  | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
|   **Consonants**   | 
|  b  |  b  |  voiced bilabial plosive  |  بلد  |  / " b a . l a d /  | b | 
|  d  |  d  |  voiced alveolar plosive  |  رد  |  / " r a d d /  |  d  | 
|  dˤ  |  d\$1?\$1  | pharyngealised voiced alveolar plosive |  ضوء  |  / " d\$1?\$1 a w ? /  |  D  | 
| f | f |  voiceless labiodental fricative   |  فرن    |  / " f I . r I n /  |  f  | 
| g | g | voiced velar plosive |  قال  |  / " g a: l /  |  k  | 
|  j   |  j  |  voiced palatal approximant  |  يمشي  |  / " j I m . S i: /  |  i  | 
|  k  |  k  |  voiceless velar plosive  |  كامل  |  / " k a: . m i l /  |  k  | 
| l |  l  |  voiced alveolar lateral approximant  |  ليل  |  / " l e: l /  |  t  | 
|  lˤ  |  I\$1G  |  pharyngealised voiced alveolar lateral approximant  |  عبدالله  |  / ?\$1 a b . " d A\$1?\$1 l\$1G . l\$1G A\$1?\$1 /  |  t  | 
|  m   |  m  |  bilabial nasal stop  |  مئة  |  / " m I j . j a /  |  p  | 
|  n  |  n  |  alveolar nasal stop   |  نور  |  / " n u: r /  |  t  | 
|  p  |  p  |  voiceless bilabial plosive  |  أوبرا  |  / " ? O . p e . r a: /  |  p  | 
|  q  |  q  |  voiceless uvular plosive  |  قصر  |  / " q A\$1?\$1 s\$1?\$1 r /  |  k  | 
|  r  |  r  |  alveolar trill  |  رمل  |  / " r a . m I l /  |  r  | 
|  s  |  s  |  voiceless alveolar fricative  |  سمسم  |  / " s I m . s I m /  |  s  | 
|  sˤ  |  s\$1?\$1  |  pharyngealised voiceless alveolar fricative  |  صاحب  |  / " s\$1?\$1 A\$1?: . X\$1 I b /  |  s  | 
|  t   |  t  |  voiceless alveolar plosive  |  تمر  |  / "t a . m a r /  | t | 
|  tˤ  |  t\$1?\$1  |  pharyngealised voiceless alveolar fricative  |  طالب  |  / " t\$1?\$1 A\$1?: . l I b /  |  t  | 
|  v   |  v  |  voiced labiodental fricative  |  فيتامين  |  / v i: . t A . " m i: n /  |  f  | 
|  w   |  w  |  voiced labiovelar approximant  |  وايد  |  / " w a: . j I d /  |  u  | 
| x | x | voiceless velar fricative  |  خروف  |  / x a . " r u: f /  | k | 
|  z  |  z  |  voiceless velar fricative  |  زهور  |  / " z h u: r /  |  s  | 
|  ð  |  D  |  voiced interdental fricative  |  ذلك  |  / " D a: . l I k /  |  D  | 
|  ðˤ  |  D\$1?\$1  |  pharyngealised voiced interdental fricative  |  ظلام  |  / D\$1?\$1 A\$1?\$1 . " l a: m /  |  D  | 
|  ħ  |  X\$1  |  voiceless pharyngeal fricative  |  الجين  |  / ? a l . " X\$1 i: n /  | k | 
|  ŋ  |  N  |  velar nasal stop  |  هونغ كونغ  |  / h O N . " k O N g /  |  k  | 
|  ɣ  |  G  |  voiced velar fricative  |  غريبة  |  / G I . " r i: . b a /  |  k  | 
|  ʃ  |  S  |  voiceless postalveolar fricative  |  شمس  |  / " S a m s /  |  S  | 
|  ʒ  |  Z  |  voiced postalveolar fricative  |  جاكيت    |  / Z a . " k e: t /  |  S  | 
|  ʔ   |  ?  |  glottal stop  |  مؤسسة  |  / m u . " ? a s . s a . s a /  |    | 
|  ʕ   |  ?\$1  |  voiced pharyngeal fricative  |  عام  |  / " ?\$1 a: m m /  |  k  | 
|  ʤ  |  dZ  |  voiced postalveolar affricate  |  جامعة  |  / " dZ a: m . ?\$1 a /  |  S  | 
|  θ  | T |  voiced interdental fricative  |  ثلاثة  |  / T a . " l a: . T a /  |  T  | 
|  ɦ  | h | voiced glottal fricative |  هلال  |  / " h l a: l /  | k | 
|  **Vowels**  | 
|  æ  |  a  |  mid-open front unrounded short vowel  |  سفر  |   / " s a . f a r /  |  a  | 
|  ɑˤ  |  A\$1?\$1   |  pharyngealised open back unrounded short vowel  |  صلب  |  / " s\$1?\$1 A\$1?\$1 l b /  |  a  | 
|  æː  |  a:  |  mid-open front unrounded long vowel  |  باب  |  / " b a: b /  |  a  | 
|  ɑˤː   |  A\$1?\$1:  |  pharyngealised open back unrounded long vowel  |  ناضج  |  / " n A\$1?: . D\$1?\$1 i\$1?\$1 dZ /  |  a  | 
|  a   |  A  |  open central unrounded short vowel  |  wifi  |  / " w A j . f A j /  |  a  | 
|  i  |  i   |  tense close front unrounded short vowel (MSA)  |  إسحاق  |  / ? i s . " X\$1 A\$1?\$1: q /  |  i  | 
|  ɪ  |  I  |  lax close front unrounded short vowel  |  بنت  |  / " b I n t /  |  i  | 
|  iˤ  |  i\$1?\$1  |  pharyngealised close front unrounded short vowel  |  طفل  |  / " t\$1?\$1 i\$1?\$1 f I l /  |  i  | 
|  iː  |  iː  |  close front unrounded long vowel  |  سبيل  |  / s a . " b i: l /  |  i  | 
|  iˤː  |  i\$1?:  |  pharyngealised close front unrounded long vowel  |  رطيب  |  / r A\$1?\$1 . " t\$1?\$1 i\$1?: b /  |  i  | 
|  u  |  u  |  tense close back rounded short vowel (MSA)  |  مخترع  |  / " m u x . t a . r i ?\$1 /  |  u  | 
|  ʊ  |  U  |  lax close back rounded short vowel  |  رسوم  |  / r U . " s u: m /  |  u  | 
|  uˤ  |  u\$1?\$1  |  pharyngealised close back rounded short vowel  |  عصفور  |  / ?\$1 u\$1?\$1 s\$1?\$1 . " f u: r /  | u | 
|  u:   |  u:  |  close back rounded long vowel  |  توت  |  / " t u: t /  |  u  | 
|  uˤː  |  u\$1?\$1:  |  pharyngealised close back rounded long vowel  |  صور  |  / " s\$1?\$1 u\$1?\$1: r /  |  u  | 
|  e   |  e  |  mid front unrounded short vowel  |  إِنْتَرْنِت  |  / " s e n t /  |  e  | 
|  e:   |  e:   |  mid front unrounded long vowel  |  إيش  |  / " ? e: S /  |  e  | 
|  ɔ  | O | open-mid back rounded short vowel |  دولار  |  / d O . " l A r /  | O | 
|  ɔː  |  O:  | open-mid back rounded long vowel |  لون  |  / " l O: n /  | O |