360 ON THE ARABIC LANGUAGE.

Among the Western Arabs, the ancient Arabic figures are used, viz. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 : they often write 100 thus, 1 , •— 200, 2,. To explain the force of the synonymous letters on paper would be impossible ; the reader, however, may form some idea of the indispensable necessity of knowing the distinction by the few words here selected, which to one unaccustomed to hear the Arabic language spoken, would appear similar and undistinguishable.

ENGLISH. ARABIC, Rendered as near to European pro-. nunciation as the English Alphabet will admit A horse Aoud ARABIC.

Wood Awad j£\ To repeat Aoud > Fish Hout A gun Mokhalla A foolish woman Mokeela A frying pan Makeela J A lion Morning Seventh Sebah Sebah Sebah