ARABIC-L: LING: Transcribing ayn

[Dilworth B. Parkinson]

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1) Subject: 7 also used
2) Subject: list standardization

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Date: 11 Jan 1999
From: John Leake <jleake at shikar.demon.co.uk>
Subject: 7 also used

I've also seen 7 used 'ain in on-line chat groups in Abu Dhabi.

John Leake

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Date: 11 Jan 1999
From: Hassan Gadalla <hgadalla at aun.eun.eg>
Subject: list standardization

R. Hoberman wisely and justly asks "Isn't it just wild how many
different ways people transcribe ayn?!" I should answer: Yes, it is wild
and confusing as well. Therefore, I suggest that at least we, readers of
Arabic-L, agree on using one symbol for 9ayn, for example the "fairly
widely used" one, the number 9.

Hassan Gadalla

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