HomoFast-eSpeak-Persian/phsource/ph_arabic

phoneme #r  virtual
// Used for "r" sounds
endphoneme

phoneme H       // arabic Hah
  vls phr frc
  ipa ħ
  lengthmod 5
  WAV(vwl_ar/hah,80)
endphoneme

phoneme Z      // arabic ZAH
  vcd dnt frc
  ipa ð
  // following definition is taken from English D
  lengthmod 6
  Vowelout f1=0  f2=1700 -300 300  f3=-100 60  len=50
  IF KlattSynth THEN
    Vowelin f1=0 f2=1290 -300 300 f3=0 0
  ENDIF
  IF nextPh(isPause2) THEN
    FMT(voc/dh_) addWav(vocw/dh)
  ENDIF
  FMT(voc/dh) addWav(vocw/dh)
endphoneme

phoneme A       // arabic Ain
  vcd frc
  ipa ʕ
  voicingswitch a
  length 160
  FMT(vowel/a,50) addWav(h/h_,20)
endphoneme

phoneme gH      // arabic Ghain, the phoneme is derived from Q
  vcd vel frc
  voicingswitch R2
  ipa ɣ
  Vowelin f1=2  f2=2300 200 300  f3=-300 80
  Vowelout f1=2  f2=2300 250 300  f3=-300 80 brk
  FMT(g/g) addWav(vwl_ar/dhad)
endphoneme

phoneme dH      //arabic Dhad TODO this probably should be simple d from standard phonemes
  vcd alv stp
  ipa dˤ
  Vowelin f1=1  f2=1700 -300 300  f3=-100 80
  Vowelout f1=2 f2=1700 -300 300  f3=-100 80 brk
  IF PreVoicing THEN
    FMT(d/xd)
  ENDIF
  IF nextPh(isPause2) THEN
    FMT(d/d_)  addWav(x/d_)
  ENDIF
  FMT(d/d) addWav(x/d)
endphoneme

phoneme s[
  vls dnt stp
  voicingswitch s
  IF nextPh(s[) THEN
    length 50
  ELSE
    length 160
  ENDIF
  lengthmod 7
  WAV(vwl_ar/shin)
endphoneme

phoneme X
  vls uvl frc
  voicingswitch Q
  lengthmod 7
  Vowelin f1=0  f2=2300 200 400  f3=-100 80
  Vowelout f1=0 f2=2300 300 400  f3=-100 80  rms=20
  WAV(ufric/xx, 70)
endphoneme

// vowels
phoneme a
  vwl starttype #a endtype #a
  IF nextPhW(isPause) THEN
    length 80
  ELSE
    length 140
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/a_2)
endphoneme

phoneme i
  vwl starttype #i endtype #i
  IF nextPhW(isPause) THEN
    length 80
  ELSE
    length 140
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/i)
endphoneme

phoneme u
  vwl starttype #u endtype #u
  IF nextPhW(isPause) THEN
    length 80
  ELSE
    length 140
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/u)
endphoneme

// "dark" vowels after "thick" consonants
phoneme a.
  vwl starttype #a endtype #a
  IF nextPhW(isPause) THEN
    length 80
  ELSE
    length 140
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/aa_7)
endphoneme

phoneme i.
  vwl starttype #i endtype #i
  IF nextPhW(isPause) THEN
    length 80
  ELSE
    length 140
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/ii_5)
endphoneme

phoneme u.
  vwl starttype #u endtype #u
  IF nextPhW(isPause) THEN
    length 80
  ELSE
    length 140
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/u_7)
endphoneme

phoneme : //  lengthen previous vowel by "length"
  virtual
  length 180
endphoneme