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Original Usenet message from rec.arts.ascii, 8 Jul 1994.
Talk - Revised Arabic Script (2 of 4)

Talk - Revised Arabic Script (2 of 4)

In Regards to the V sound in Arabic (see note in the post below), some
Arabic people use the letter "FA" with three dots on top of it (instead of
one) to indicate it is a "VA" sound rather than "FA" sound.  It is done in
Lebanon, especially by the younger generation, however that is not
recognized by the languistics yet


In a previous article, cry...@aol.com (Crythene) says:

>
>                          THE ARABIC CONSONANTS 
>                          ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
>                                               
> 6      ::              ::
> 5      ::              ::
> 4      ::              ::
> 3      ::              ::
> 2      ::              ::.
> 1      ::              `::::
>
> 3  .       .        .       .               .                  ..
> 2 ::       ::      ::       ::             :::                 ::
> 1 `:::::::::'      `:::::::::'`::       :::' `:::            :::'
>-1      *                *                   *                   *
>                 
> 3  .  * *  .        .  * *  .              * *                * * 
> 2 ::       ::      ::       ::             .:.                 ::
> 1 `:::::::::'      `:::::::::'`::       :::' `:::            :::'
> 
> 4      *                *                   *                  *
> 3  .  * *  .        .  * *  .              * *                * *
> 2 ::       ::      ::       ::             .:.                 ::
> 1 `:::::::::'      `:::::::::'`::       :::' `:::            :::'
>
> 3                                         ...               ...
> 2      ....             ....             '''':.            '''':.
> 1     :'''':           :'''':.         :::::::':::       :::::::'
>-1      .::''            .::' '::           *                 *
>-2     .:: *            .:: *
>-3      `:::'            `:::'
> 
> 3                                         ...               ...
> 2      ....             ....             '''':.            '''':.
> 1     :'''':           :'''':.         :::::::':::       :::::::'
>-1      .::''            .::' '::                       
>-2     .::              .::
>-3      `:::'            `:::'
>
> 4                                          *                 *  
> 3        *                *               ...               ...
> 2      ....             ....             '''':.            '''':.
> 1     :'''':           :'''':.         :::::::':::       :::::::'
>-1      .::''            .::' '::                       
>-2     .::              .::
>-3      `:::'            `:::'
>
> 3      :.              :.
> 2      ::              ::
> 1   `:::'           `:::'::
>                       
> 4     *               *
> 3      :.              :.
> 2      ::              ::
> 1   `:::'           `:::'::
>
> 2                      .
> 1       .              ::::
>-1      ::              ::
>-2      ::              ::
>-3   `:::'           `:::'
> 
> 3                     *
> 2     *                .
> 1       .              ::::
>-1      ::              ::
>-2      ::              ::
>-3   `:::'           `:::'
> 
> 2                      .
> 1       .              ::::
>-1      ::              ::
>-2      ::              ::
>-3   `:::'           `:::'
> 
> 2    .:. . :.         .:. . :.          .:. . :.         .:. . :.
> 1    :::::::'         :::::::'::      :::::::::'::     :::::::::'
>-1 :. ::            :. ::
>-2 `:::'            `:::'
>                            
> 4        *                *                 *                *
> 3       * *              * *               * *              * *
> 2    .:. . :.         .:. . :.          .:. . :.         .:. . :.
> 1    :::::::'         :::::::'::      :::::::::'::     :::::::::'
>-1 :. ::            :. ::
>-2 `:::'            `:::'
>                  
> 3         ...              ...               ...              ...
> 2    .:..:''':.       .:..:''':.        .:..:''':.       .:..:'''.
> 1    :::::::::'       ::::::::::::    ::::::::::::::   ::::::::::'
>-1 :. ::            :. ::
>-2 `:::'            `:::'
> 
> 4          *                *                 *                *
> 3         ...              ...               ...              ...
> 2    .:..:''':.       .:..:''':.        .:..:''':.       .:..:'''.
> 1    :::::::::'       ::::::::::::    ::::::::::::::   ::::::::::'
>-1 :. ::            :. ::
>-2 `:::'            `:::'
> 
> 6      ::               ::                ::               ::
> 5      ::               ::                ::               ::
> 4      ::               ::                ::               ::
> 3      :: ...           :: ...            :: ...           :: ...
> 2     .::.''':.        .::.''':.         .::.''':.        .::.'''.
> 1    :::::::::'       ::::::::::::     :::::::::::::    :::::::::'
>
> 6      ::               ::                ::               ::
> 5      ::               ::                ::               ::
> 4      ::  *            ::  *             ::  *            ::  *
> 3      :: ...           :: ...            :: ...           :: ...
> 2     .::.''':.        .::.''':.         .::.''':.        .::.'''.
> 1    :::::::::'       ::::::::::::     :::::::::::::    :::::::::'
>
> 3        ...              ...               ...               ...
> 2       ::''             :''':             :''':             ::''
> 1       `:::             `:::'::         ::`:::'::         ::`:::
>-1      .::'             .::'
>-2     .::              .::
>-3      `::::            `::::
>
> 4         *                *                 *                 *
> 3        ...              ...               ...               ...
> 2       ::''             :''':             :''':             ::''
> 1       `:::             `:::'::         ::`:::'::         ::`:::
>-1      .::'             .::'
>-2     .::              .::
>-3      `:::'            `:::'
>
> 4        *                *                  *                *
> 3       ...              ...                ...              ...
> 2 .    :''':            :''':              :''':            :''':
> 1 `::::`:::'       `::::`:::'::          ::`:::'::        ::`:::'
> 
> 4       * *              * *                * *              * *
> 3       ...              ...                ...              ...
> 2      :''':            :''':              :''':            :''':
> 1      `:::'            `:::'::          ::`:::'::        ::`:::'
>-1  :.     ::        :.     :: 
>-2  `:::::::'        `:::::::'           
>
> 6        ::               ::                .::               .::
> 5    .:. ::           .:. ::               .:'              .:'
> 4    :.. ::           :.. ::               ::.              ::
> 3    .:' ::           .:' ::              .:':.             ::
> 2  :.    ::         :.    ::             .:' `:.            ::
> 1  `::::::'         `::::::'::         :::'   `:::       ::::'
> 
> 6        ::               ::               ::                 ::
> 5        ::               ::               ::                 ::
> 4        ::               ::               ::                 ::
> 3        ::               ::               ::                 ::
> 2        ::               ::.             .::.               .::
> 1        ::               ::`::         ::''``::           ::::'
>-1  :.    ::         :.    ::
>-2  `::::::'         `::::::'
>
> 3      ..               ..                  ..               ..
> 2    .:'':            .:'':.              .:'':.           .:'':
> 1    :`::'            :`::'`::          ::'`::'`::       ::'`::'
>-1    ::               ::
>-2    ::               ::
>-3    ::               ::
> 
> 4                                           *                   *
> 3          .                .               .                  ..
> 2  .   *   ::       .   *   ::             :::                 ::
> 1 ::       ::      ::       ::`::       :::' `:::            :::'
>-1 `:::::::::'      `:::::::::'
>
> 4    :. .:             .                                    ...
> 3    .:.:.            .::.                .:                 .::.
> 2    :''':           :''':.              .::                :''':
> 1    `:::'           `:::'`::          ::`::.::           ::`:::'
>-1                                          ::'
>-2                                          `: 
>                                               
> 3     ..              ..
> 2    :'':            :'':
> 1    `::'            `::'::
>-1  . .:'           . .:'
>-2   ''              ''
> 
> 3        ....                                .                 ..
> 2       ::''''           .:::,,             :::                ::
> 1       `:::             `:. `:::        :::' `:::           :::'
>-1  :.     .:       :.     .:                * *               * *
>-2  `:::::::'       `:::::::'
>-3     * *             * *
>
>
>
>::                  ::
>::                  ::
>::           *      ::
>::    .     ...     ::
>::.  :::   :''':   .::.  .:. . :.
>`::::' `:::`:::':::''``:::::::::' 
>     * *
>           (Sylvia)  (note: Arabic doesn't have a "v" sound, so I used 
>                            Fa as the closest I could get - so this 
>                            actually says "Sylfia".  It is possible to 
>                            write a "v" sound - the letter looks just
>
>                            like a Fa or Qaf except with three dots 
>                            making a triangle above it like the Tha and
>                            Shin have.  This is a modern development and 
>                            not really universal, though.)
>
>
>

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