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This book largely follows the English transliteration system of the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES ) for Arabic words, without diacritical marks (except for 'ayn and hamza). For Kuwaiti names and place names, the conventional local English spelling is used instead of a transliterated version, and the 'ayn and hamza are omitted from the first letter (for example, Salmiya instead of Salmiyya, Abdullah instead of 'Abd Allah). Rulers are referred to by their first and middle names (for example, Abdullah al-Salem) or simply by first name if repeated in succession, without including al-Sabah. Family names are indicated with Al when referring to the family in general (such as Al Ghanim) and al-when used as an individual's last name (as in Ahmed al-Ghanim). In most cases, Arabic words are given in Kuwaiti dialect (such as 'abat instead of 'abaya) and transliterated in Kuwaiti pronunciation (such as nig'a instead of niq'a); plurals are also kept in Kuwaiti dialect (as in diwawin instead of diwaniyyat). The only exception is suq (because this is the common English spelling), and for consistency its plural is kept as aswaq (as opposed to the colloquial swuga).

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Published

2020

Language

EN