Jyhad: Pronunciation?

It's ji-hahd ("j" as in "juice", "i" as in "lid"). Tom Wylie rec.games.deckmaster Network Representative for aahz@hal.com Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

jgarbers@netcom.com (Jeff Garbers) writes: >Okay, here's a real simple one... what's the official WotC pronunciation >of "Jyhad"? I've been saying "zhee-HAHD" ("zh" being the trailing sound >in "rouge"). I've heard others say "JIE-hadd" ("J" as in "Jello", "JIE" >to rhyme with "LIE"). I'm waiting for a fellow Georgia resident to >say "GEE-haid", so as to rhyme with "YEE-haw", sort of. >So, what's the word? Hard or soft J? Accent on first or last syllable? I pronounce it just like the Islamic Holy War, Ji-had (a with umlaut) -- | kreme@netcom.com \ 1015 South Gaylord, Denver, CO 80209 #100 | | PGP Fingerprint \ 1D 5E F7 C8 7E C2 F9 87 0F 86 C9 B0 D2 63 9C B2 | | [303/722-2009] Vox \ Maximum Aisle: "State of the art in long-term | | [303/777-2911] Data \ incarceration." Convicts Union Local #2134 |