Why do Arabic when transliterated are using numbers?

Salaam

I mean like

Oula they translate 2oulah
5ayfa instead of Khayfa
7alas instead of Halas

Please what is reason why there is number in the Arabic language

It's because it makes it easier to pronounce the word right.

3 looks like a ع so it makes a 3een sound, so when saying 3ainy its easier than saying ainy.. cuz some words have different meanings and only pronouncing the with the right letters would make much more sense.

so it goes,

3= ع
2= ء
5= خ
7= ح

and so on, you can see that they "kind of" look close to each other.

Hope this helps

we use these numbers to compensate some letters which are not exist in english
so we use them so we can pronounce them correctly
and you should know them 2 learn how 2 read

Number 2 :
you pronounce it like (A) but it used only in the middle like (al so2al)
here the 2 pronounced like the (A)

Number 3 : is compensate (ع)
Number 3' : (غ)
Number 5: (خ)
Number 6: (ط)
Number 7: (ح)
Number 8 : (ق)
Number 9 : (ص)
Number 9' (ض)

If you want 2 learn how 2 pronounced them right
u need 2 listen 2 the song and read the lyrics , then you here the arabic letter
and you will know 2 compensate numbers by letters

Thank you so much

I thought when it says

6arab it means Aaaaaarab

5yfa means aaaaayfa (and the kh means silents so do not read just like p in psychic)

It really did enlighten me thank you so much

no no it's not silent
you must hear properly the first letter of the word

I learned from it later on, My eardrum told me so

I think this (or any other such) thread should be made sticky.

Originally Posted by 3llawi

we use these numbers to compensate some letters which are not exist in english
so we use them so we can pronounce them correctly
and you should know them 2 learn how 2 read

Number 2 :
you pronounce it like (A) but it used only in the middle like (al so2al)
here the 2 pronounced like the (A)

Number 3 : is compensate (ع)
Number 3' : (غ)
Number 5: (خ)
Number 6: (ط)
Number 7: (ح)
Number 8 : (ق)
Number 9 : (ص)
Number 9' (ض)

If you want 2 learn how 2 pronounced them right
u need 2 listen 2 the song and read the lyrics , then you here the arabic letter
and you will know 2 compensate numbers by letters

Thx for explaination.... but how about another letter like: ظ,ذ,ث,هـ

some letters in arabic dosnt use in english

2 about A'A my name is bara'a - bara2a

3 about A or E my name is ali - 3li

5 about KH my name is khaled - 5aled

6 about T my name is tareq - 6areq

7 about H my name is hasan - 7asan - mo7amad like this

8 about Q my name is qais - 8ais

9 about S my name is saleh - 9ale7

9' about D my name is doha - do7a

3' about GH my name is ghaleb - 3'aleb .. like R in French

$ about she like she $i

but we have another letter like H we use it too... my name is hany not 7ani ..

in the end i have to say if u need any help u can ask me or ask any arabic member here .. cuz we r brothers

take care bye