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Transliteration definitions for "Common ARA".
Copyright (C) 2014 Lingua-Systems Software GmbH
Loosely based on the transliteration table found at
http://www.arabic-keyboard.org/arabic/arabic-transliteration.php
and suggestions by Ahmed Elsheshtawy.
-->
<translit>
<name>Common ARA</name>
<desc>Common Romanization of Arabic</desc>
<reverse>false</reverse>
<rules>
<!-- Section #1 -->
<rule>
<from>ث</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER THEH -->
<to>th</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>خ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER KHAH -->
<to>kh</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ش</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER SHEEN -->
<to>sh</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>غ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER GHAIN -->
<to>gh</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ع</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER AIN -->
<to>'e</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ئ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE -->
<to>'e</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ؤ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER WAW WITH HAMZA ABOVE -->
<to>'e</to>
</rule>
<!-- Section #2 -->
<rule>
<from>ا</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER ALEF -->
<to>a</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>أ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER ALEF W. HAMZA ABOVE -->
<to>a</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>آ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER ALEF W. MADDA ABOVE -->
<to>a</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ى</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER ALEF MAKSURA -->
<to>a</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>إ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER ALEF W. HAMZA BELOW -->
<to>e</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ب</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER BEH -->
<to>b</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ت</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER TEH -->
<to>t</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ج</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER JEEM -->
<to>j</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ح</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER HAH -->
<to>h</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>د</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER DAL -->
<to>d</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ذ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER THAL -->
<to>d</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ض</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER DAD -->
<to>d</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ر</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER REH -->
<to>r</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ز</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER ZAIN -->
<to>z</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ظ</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER ZAH -->
<to>z</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>س</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER SEEN -->
<to>s</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ص</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER SAD -->
<to>s</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ط</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER TAH -->
<to>t</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ف</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER FEH -->
<to>f</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ق</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER QAF -->
<to>q</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ك</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER KAF -->
<to>k</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ل</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER LAM -->
<to>l</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>م</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER MEEM -->
<to>m</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ن</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER NOON -->
<to>n</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ه</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER HEH -->
<to>h</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ة</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER TEH MARBUTA -->
<to>h</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>و</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER WAW -->
<to>w</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ي</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER YEH -->
<to>y</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ء</from> <!-- ARABIC LETTER HAMZA -->
<to>'</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>؟</from> <!-- ARABIC QUESTION MARK -->
<to>?</to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>،</from> <!-- ARABIC COMMA -->
<to>,</to>
</rule>
<!-- Section #3 -->
<rule>
<from>ـ</from> <!-- ARABIC TATWEEL -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ً</from> <!-- ARABIC FATHATAN -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ٌ</from> <!-- ARABIC DAMMATAN -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ٍ</from> <!-- ARABIC KASRATAN -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>َ</from> <!-- ARABIC FATHA -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ُ</from> <!-- ARABIC DAMMA -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ِ</from> <!-- ARABIC KASRA -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ّ</from> <!-- ARABIC SHADDA -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>ْ</from> <!-- ARABIC SUKUN -->
<to></to>
</rule>
<rule>
<from>‏</from> <!-- RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK -->
<to></to>
</rule>
</rules>
</translit>
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