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Some sounds don't exist in Italian, such as the Arabic sounds dad (ض), qaf (ق), or ain (ع).

Are there letters or syllables for these sounds?

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As other languages using the Latin alphabet, Italian doesn't have letters for foreign sounds; the word is written using Latin characters in a conventional way.

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    Sometimes latin sounds can't be used to make the same word, since they are quite specific and limited sounds. I guess in that case, if the actual sound is important, a system like IPA may be used? – d11wtq Nov 09 '13 at 09:57
  • In automatic rendering of Arabic names, I have sometimes seen "3". I do not know which sound that corresponds to though. – laureapresa Mar 12 '15 at 09:36