SAMT

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The Standard Alphabet of Mahal Transliteration (SAMT) is a transliteration method that allows transliteration of Indic scripts. It is some times called The International Alphabet of Mahal Transliteration (IAMT)

The tables below give the Devanagari equivalent of each letter but include letters from Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Arabic to illustrate the transliteration of non-Devanagari characters.

The Standard Alphabet of Mahal Transliteration, intended for the romanization of all Indic scripts, is an extension of IAST. But few letters do not agree with its IAST equivalent.

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[edit] Transliteration Comparison

[edit] Vowels

Tāna Mālē Leṭin Devanāgarī
for Mahal		 SAMT Devanāgarī Other IPA
އަ a अ a अ ə
އާ aa आ ā आ ɑː
އި i इ i इ IPA
އީ ee ई ī ई IPA
އު u उ u उ IPA
އޫ oo ऊ ū ऊ IPA
އެ e ऍ e ಎ IPA
އޭ ey ए ē ए IPA
އޮ o ऑ o ಒ IPA
އޯ oa ओ ō ओ IPA
އައި ai ऐ ai ऐ IPA
އައު au औ au औ IPA

[edit] Consonants

Tāna Mālē Leṭin Devanāgarī
for Mahal		 SAMT Devanāgarī Other IPA
ހަ ha ह ha ह IPA
ށަ rha ऱ ṛa IPA
ނަ na न na न IPA
ރަ ra र ra र IPA
ބަ ba ब ba ब IPA

ḷ (lhaviyani) k (kaafu) a (alifu) v (vaavu) m (meemu) f (faafu) d (dhaalu) t (thaa) l (laamu) g (gaafu) ṇ (dnaviyani) s (seenu) ḍ (daviyani) ṭ (taviyani) ñ (nyaviyani) y (yaviyani) p (paviyani) j (javiyani) c (chaviyani) ś (sheenu) z (zaa) ḥ (h’aa – Muh’ammadhu) x (khaa – khaalidhu) ʒ (xaviyani - televixan) ‘ (‘ainu - mau’loomaathu) ġ (ghainu – ghairu) w (waavu – wah’ee) ẕ (dh’aa – usthaadh’) ţ (t’aa – t’aibaa) ẓ (z’aa – va+z’) ṡ (th’aa – kaarith’aa) q (qaafu – quru-aan) ş (s’aadhu – s’ih’h’athu) ḑ (l’aadhu – ramal’aan)

[edit] Extra letters

Tāna Mālē Leṭin Devanāgarī
for Mahal		 SAMT Devanāgarī Other IPA
ޤަ qa क़ qa क़ IPA

[edit] Special characters

Tāna Mālē Leṭin Devanāgarī
for Mahal		 SAMT Devanāgarī Other IPA
އަން an अं aṅ , aṃ अं IPA

[edit] See also

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