The spelling of the word "jurby" may seem perplexing at first glance, but it can be broken down phonetically. In IPA phonetic transcription, "jurby" is pronounced as /dʒəːbi/. The "j" sound at the beginning represents the phoneme /dʒ/, while the "u" represents the phoneme /ə/. The letter "r" in the middle is pronounced with a long vowel /ɜː/. Lastly, the "by" at the end can be broken down into /bi/, representing the phonemes /b/ and /i/.