From: Roozbeh Pournader (roozbeh@sharif.edu)
Date: Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:04:09 EDT
On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Paul Nelson (TYPOGRAPHY) wrote:
> Can you please help me understand the difference between the ARABIC
> MADDAH ABOVE (U+0653) and the proposed ZWARAKAY? It seems that they have
> the same functionality. The glyph shape is also very similar.
Sorry Paul, but you're having no clue. I can't think of any similiarity
between Madda and Zwarakay.
Zwarakay is for marking a "schwa" sound, while Madda is for specifying a
vowel is long.
roozbeh
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