Comparative research on phonetic harmony mechanisms in Arabic and Turkish-Azeri languages "A case study of Arabic loanwords"

Phonetics studies the rules of production of verbal sounds, which is the first clay of the linguistic. Phonetic harmony is a phenomenon that occurs in vowels and consonants. The influence of phonemes leads to similarity between them. The mechanisms of this phenomenon exist in Arabic and Azeri. Because the characteristic of these languages is the phonetic rhythm in the structure. Arabic loanwords are subject to phonetic coordination in Azeri. This research, relying on the descriptive-analytical method and comparative phonetics, deals with the study of Arabic loanwords in Azeri and the comparison of phonetic mechanisms between the languages in vowels and consonants. In this review, the phonetic system is discussed and the way Azeri language deals with Arabic loanwords and how to localize phonemes is shown. It will be beneficial to follow the similarities and differences of the phonetic system between Arabic and Azeri. The results are as follows: the influence of vowels (anterior and posterior) occur in both. Arabic consonants accept phonetic harmony. This harmony exists in the Azeri phonetic. Subordination of short vowels to long includes the harmony between Kasra with "i", Zamma with "u", and Fatha with "a". In the Azeri language, the Kasra in loanwords is expressed in the form of "i". In Arabic, consonant of Hamza is removed or turned into a vowel. This phenomenon occurs in the loanwords. Arabic infinitives have entered Azari and the vowel letter is effective in keeping the kasara or turning it into "i". This phenomenon does not exist in Arabic.