What alphabets or sounds do the numbers in the arabic alphabet correspond to? (in English)?

- How many number to alphabet equivalents are there?

- Can the arabic to english translation be written without the numbers - or does the word lose its correct meaning?What alphabets or sounds do the numbers in the arabic alphabet correspond to? (in English)?
There are 9 letters in the Arabic language that are represented by numbers when writing Arabic words in the English alphabet. This is because they don't exist in English. They have similar sounds to those in the English alphabet, but the meaning of the word may change if you try to use an English letter where the numeric representation of the Arabic character belongs. We just don't have all the sounds in the English alphabet that you find in the Arabic one. Typically, the numbers used resemble the Arabic characters they represent. The 9 numbers are as follows:



2 - 兀 -- this can be a glottal stop. It sounds like the 'a' in "apple" or the glottal stop in Uh-Oh.



7- 丨 -- the closest sound to this is a very light/aspirated 'h' sound (like when you exhale)



禺 - 5 -- this is most often represented with the English letters 'kh' if written in the western alphabet. It sounds most like the German and Hebrew "ch". If that still doesn't help, it sounds a bit like the sound one makes when he begins to "hawk a lugie"... sorry, I know that's a gross description, but that's what it reminds me of. Anyhow, the sound is made by making the "h" sound while closing off the back of the throat with the back part of your tongue.



氐 - 9 -- this is a strongly pronounced 's' sound (fill your cheeks with air while making the "s" sound).



囟 - '9 -- this one is a heavy 'd' sound (do the same thing you did with the "9" character, but using the "d" sound instead).



胤 - 6 -- this one makes a hard "t" sound. To pronounce, place the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your front teeth. Now pronounce the "t" sound on a short burst of air. It should come out sounding a bit like when a New York "wiseguy" pronounces his t's.



馗 - '6 -- this character sounds most like the 'th' sound in "this".



毓 - 3 -- similar to the sound you make with "2", but from further back in your throat. Make the 'a' sound like in "apple"... now try it while slightly closing off your throat with the tongue.



睾 - '3 -- this number is most easily pronounced by making the same sound you would when pronouncing the letter "r" in French... often called a "rolling r".



Hope this helps!What alphabets or sounds do the numbers in the arabic alphabet correspond to? (in English)?
Lindsey's answer is great but i just wanted to add one more thing.

the letter 9' in arabic which represent the heavy d in english is only found in the arabic language.no other language in the world have this letter...so when someone say:i speak the language of the 9',that means he speaks arabic.