How is Hebrew similar to Arabic?

Hebrew speakers, how do i write the following arabic names accurately in hebrew?

• 1. reem 2. omar 3. ali 4. iskandar 5. ahmed 6. ibrahim 7. maged please indicate the exact letters so i can spell it, e.g. "ani" = "aleph," "nun," "yod". i am not good at recognizing hebrew letters perfectly yet. don't use a translator... thank you, this would be very helpful

• Answer:

  I would say the easiest and best way, would be to just use the same letters.. Most of the letters in Arabic also exist in Hebrew.. And I actually thought that Reem was Hebrew, since I know a couple of Israeli Jews who is called just that:o).. Besides that, I think that you can be somewhat liberal when it comes to spelling non-Hebrew names in Hebrew, since it can't be the exact correct spelling anyway.. Anyway: 1: Reem - ראם - resh, alef, mem sofit 2: Omar - אומר - alef, vav, mem, resh - or עומר - ayin, vav, mem, resh 3: Ali - אלי - alef, lamed, yod 4: Iskandar - אסקנדר - alef, samech, qof, nun, dalet, resh * 5: Ahmed - אחמד - alef, het, mem, dalet 6: Ibrahim - איברהים - alef, yod, bet, resh, heh, yod, mem sofit ** 7: Maged - מאגד - mem, alef, gimmel, dalet *** * Iskandar is actually the Greek Alexander, and I don't think that any Hebrew-speaker would know how to pronounce it correctly, if you choose to write Iskandar instead of Alexander, which is spelled אלקסנדר - alef, lamed, qof, samech, nun, dalet, resh ** Ibrahim is actually Hebrew, Avraham, and I think that many Jews would take some offence or find it weird (depending on whether you're Arab or not.. If you are Arab, and your name is Ibrahim, I think most people would have no problem in accepting it), if you choose to insist on writing Ibrahim in Hebrew, instead of Avraham.. You could spell Ibrahim the same way as Avraham is spelled, namely אברהם - alef, bet, resh, heh, mem sofit, but people would just read it as Avraham and say Avraham, so if you want people to read it Ibrahim, then you should probably use my suggestion in spelling.. *** I think Maged also can be spelled without the alef, but people would probably read it Meged instead of Maged.. Hope it helps:o) @Buzz: What about actually begin to learn something about Zionism and Zionists, instead of just imagine a lot of things?