The reason why it is not smart to give a comparison of pronounciation of vowels with an Arabic loanword, is because the ´original word´ is written differently. In Arabic, memur is written with a glottal letter, hemze (i think). This causes a small pause in the word and tehrefore the vowel seems longer.
It is hard to give an exact example of how words in Turkish are pronounced, because when they are from Arabic or Persian origine, their pronounciation depends on the original spelling. For example, officially there is a difference in pronounciation between ben (me) and ben (mole on the skin). The difference in pronounciation derives from original spelling: the n in ben/me is a Nun, the n in ben/mole is a kef. However, these are just details. A general rule in Turkish is that all vowels are pronounced shortly, words of Turkish origine do not know long vowels, they are all short.
Edited (12/24/2009) by Deli_kizin
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