"David is English."

Translation: دَوود إِنْجِليزِيّ.

[tsuj1g1r1]

We would pronounce it "ingliziyy(-un)" not "injliziyy." It could alternately be spelt إِنْكْلِيزِيٌّ.

[Melan_18]

What Arabic dialect is that? I haven't heard ingliziyy-un before. I'm pretty sure injiliziyy (or ingliziyy) are also correct.

[Bryson610892]

I think even in dialects where ج is not normally pronounced as g, ingliziyy is still a common pronounciation because it's a loanword.

My Arabic teachers in college never used the j sound for this word, even though the course was designed to teaching multiple dialects and Standard Arabic.

[Melan_18]

Ya I think it’s cause it’s a loanword, but if others are wondering about other cases, ج is always pronounced j in MSA and usually g in dialects

[Maria684272]

I thought it was pronounced inglizi.