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Here, you shall find yet another section to be inserted to Gulf Arabic. I am just not finished yet. And how do I reference a heading without incorporating the reference into the heading?

Assimilation
Assimilation in Gulf Arabic occurs mostly, when /t/ is involved. This pattern can be followed as a general rule of thumb:
 * after (-t + -h):
 * /t/ is dominant, thus the (medial) sequence of assimilates to
 * Example: bēt (بيت, "house") + -hin (ـهِن , 3rd person feminine plural possessive suffix ) → bēttin (بيتهِن , "their (f. pl.) house")
 * before, , , , , , or :
 * The /t/ is recessive, fully assimilating with the following consonant:
 * Any word-initial or word-medial sequence of assimilates to
 * Example: t- (تـ, Imperfective verb prefix for the 2nd person ) + dawwer (دوِّر , "search") → ddawwir (تدوِّر , "you (m. sg.) search")
 * Any word-initial or medial sequence of assimilates to
 * Example: t- (تـ, Imperfective verb prefix for the 2nd person ) + sīb (سيب , "leave") → ssīb (تسيب , "you (m. sg.) leave")
 * Any word-initial or medial sequence of assimilates to
 * Example: t- (تـ, imperfective verb prefix for the 3rd person singular feminine ) + ziḫḫ (زخّ , "lay hands (on sth./sb.)") → zziḫḫ(i)č (تزخّكِ , "she lays hands on you (f. sg.) ")
 * Any word-initial or medial sequence of assimilates to
 * Example: t- (تـ ,) + →
 * Any word-initial or medial sequence of assimilates to
 * Example: t- (تـ ,) + →

Personal pronouns
Done

Vowels
Following vowel chart applies to the Gulf Arabic dialect continuum: Qafisheh stipulates two qualities of /a/ "a has a low back quality in the environment of pharyngealized consonants and frequently before or after /q/. This sound is similar to the a sound in father but shorter and farther back. (...) Before or after the pharyngeals 9 [= ʿAyin] and H [= ḥ], or any other plain consonant, a is farther front than the a in father; its quality ranges between the e in pen and the a in pan" . He further explains that these qualities also apply to /aː/, so that [ɑ(ː)]~[ä(ː)]~[æ(ː)] can be assumed therefor.