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transliteration

[trans-lit-uh-rey-shuhn, tranz-] / trænsˌlɪt əˈreɪ ʃən, trænz- /


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Hanukkah - also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew - is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023

But this time, a passport officer noticed that Nader’s U.S. visa had some mismatched transliterations from Arabic.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2022

The Associated Press uses Ukrainian transliterations of people’s names, including Zelenskyy.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

Kibbeh is a dish found throughout the Middle East and regional permutations, as well as numerous transliterations – kibbeh, kubba, kubi – abound.

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2016

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From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various




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