The word "Hanniyah" is spelled with six letters, each with a specific sound. In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), it is spelled /hæniə/. The first sound is a voiceless glottal fricative (/h/), followed by a short "a" vowel (/æ/). The next two letters signify the sound "n" (/n/) twice. The final two letters are an "i" vowel (/i/) and a schwa sound (/ə/). When pronouncing the word, the stress is on the second syllable, making it Han-NIY-ah.