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Is it Osama or Usama?

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Usama.

Originally posted by: Electrode
Both are as correct as the other, which is to say neither are correct. The first character in his name is one of those with no roman equivilant.
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The first consonant ('Ayin or Alif, don't remember which) has no Roman equivalent. The first vowel is a short U. Pronunciation may vary according to geography, but in standard Arabic it's Usama.
 
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