What do numbers represent in Roman arabic? I see them across some FB pages but can’t make out their meaning. Example (nos. in bold):
“OMG !! this is sumthing OF THE HOOK il9ra7ahh !!! not bs l2na the design is soo cuteee but l2na i know the taste it amazinng!!!”
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Masi .. its when people use the English Alphabet to symbolise Arabic words.....I cannot fathom ur example but I see this from my girls all the time in their English examinations.....this is a common problem associated with the youth of today in my part of the world .....its like using 8 in l8ter to represent" the letter a"....and theres so many derivations of it.....
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What do numbers represent in Roman arabic? I see them across some FB pages but can't make out their meaning. Example (nos. in bold):
"OMG !! this is sumthing OF THE HOOK il*9ra7ahh !!!! not bs l2*na the design is soo cuteee but l2na i know the taste it amazinng!!!!!!"
i don't remember who was teaching me all that in chat the other day but all i remember is '3' stands for AIN of arabic. The bold letters are to enhance the pronounciation of teh arabic words. I don't remember what 2,9 or 7 stand for :(
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Well Masi, the numbers represent Arabic alphabets. Its mostly used when you can't type in Arabic itself.
I'll try to subsitute Urdu alphabets to make it easier for those who don't read Arabic alphabets.
2 - Hamza (Some also use 2 for Qaaf)
3 - Ayn
3' - Gayn
5 - Khe
6 - Toe
6' - Zoe
7 - Hae
8 - Qaaf
9 - Swaad
9' - Dhwaad
Its just a *******isation really. Sometimes used to make the pronunciation clear. Sometimes when you're just lazy.
EDIT: lol at the censor. I meant a dilution of the script.
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^ What? Letters? @poppies post, they use numbers which correspond to certain sounds. They use this because some arabic sounds cant be transliterated into the latin alphabet.
9 - ص
7 - ح
ء - 2
il9ra7ahh is
الصراحه which means frankness (google translate lol)
l2na - لأن , because i think
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Thanks for information Sajania :k:
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Well Masi, the numbers represent Arabic alphabets. Its mostly used when you can't type in Arabic itself.
I'll try to subsitute Urdu alphabets to make it easier for those who don't read Arabic alphabets.
2 - Hamza (Some also use 2 for Qaaf) 3 - Ayn 3' - Gayn 5 - Khe 6 - Toe 6' - Zoe 7 - Hae 8 - Qaaf 9 - Swaad 9' - Dhwaad
Its just a *******isation really. Sometimes used to make the pronunciation clear. Sometimes when you're just lazy.
EDIT: lol at the censor. I meant a dilution of the script.
Right! It was You GD who taught that. I forgot all :(
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Finally you remembered! 
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yeah i did! I just saved your post to my desktop for future references 
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Haha awesome! :k:
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If you go on Arabic chat forums you will all types of 'arabish'
I just do
2 = hamza
3 = 'Ayn
'3 = G'Ayn
and do capitals for the emphatic letters, D, H, S, D, T, TH,
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** Thanks Sajania I stand corrected:k:…**
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hmm interesting .. thanks for the explanation guys
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wow zabardast ..mujhay yeh cheezain ajj maloom hoyeen hain ..
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What do numbers represent in Roman arabic? I see them across some FB pages but can't make out their meaning. Example (nos. in bold):
"OMG !! this is sumthing OF THE HOOK il*9ra7ahh !!!! not bs l2*na the design is soo cuteee but l2na i know the taste it amazinng!!!!!!"
those numbers are used like writing "today" as "2day" i.e. "7ba" as "sabah" mean "morning".