Re: Arabic based alphabets

From: N.R.Liwal (liwal@liwal.net)
Date: Sat Jun 16 2001 - 21:59:56 EDT


----- Original Message ----- >
> Does Pashto also make use of the regular hamza sign in other contexts? If
> not, there may not be a need to distinguish this sign at a character
level,
> as it can be treated as a Pashto glyph preference.

Yes, in Pashto we use indepenent Hamza, but only in those words, which
are directly drived from Arabic (Religourse matters only).

> Also, can you, or anyone, provide a visual example of this form? Thanks.
Please see attached Zeem.jpg.

Liwal
Asiasoft
www.liwal.net

> John Hudson
>
> Tiro Typeworks |
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>
>



zeem.JPG



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