The word "ALSHAR" is spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions as /æl.ʃɑr/. The first syllable is pronounced as "æl" and the vowel "a" is pronounced in the short form. The second syllable "ʃɑr" is made up of two sounds, "ʃ" which represents the "sh" sound and "ɑr" which is pronounced in the long form. This word could be transliterated into Arabic as "الشار" which means "the street" in English.