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<!-- A XML-based file containing all Arabic characters (letters, vowels and punctuations). 
	 Each character described with a description, different displays (isolated, at the beginning, 
	 middle and the end of a word), a codification (Unicode, others could be added later), 
	 and three transliterations (Buckwalter,hsb(*) and wiki) -->
	 <!--hsb: Habach, Soudi et Buckwalter -->
<arabic_alphabet>
	<letters>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>همزة</arabic>
				<english>HAMZA</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ء</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0621</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>'</buckwalter>
				<hsb>'</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>آ</isolated>
				<end>ـآ</end>
				<middle>ـآ</middle>
				<beginning>آ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0622</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>|</buckwalter>
				<hsb>Ā</hsb>				
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>أ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0623</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>O</buckwalter>
				<hsb>Â</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>WAW WITH HAMZA ABOVE</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ؤ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0624</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>W</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ŵ</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>ALEF WITH HAMZA BELOW</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>إ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0625</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>I</buckwalter>
				<hsb>Ǎ</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ئ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0626</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>}</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ŷ</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ألف</arabic>
				<english>ALEF</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ا</isolated>
				<end>ـﺎ</end>
				<middle>ـﺎ</middle>
				<beginning>ا</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0627</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>A</buckwalter>
				<hsb>A</hsb>
				<wiki>A</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>باء</arabic>
				<english>BEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ب</isolated>
				<end>ـب</end>
				<middle>ـبـ</middle>
				<beginning>بـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0628</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>b</buckwalter>
				<hsb>b</hsb>
				<wiki>b</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>تاء مربوطة</arabic>
				<english>TEH MARBUTA</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ة</isolated>
				<end>ـة</end>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0629</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>p</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ħ</hsb>
				<wiki>h</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>تاء</arabic>
				<english>TEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ت</isolated>
				<end>ـت</end>
				<middle>ـتـ</middle>
				<beginning>تـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+062A</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>t</buckwalter>
				<hsb>t</hsb>
				<wiki>t</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ثاء</arabic>
				<english>THEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ث</isolated>
				<end>ـث</end>
				<middle>ـثـ</middle>
				<beginning>ثـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+062B</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>v</buckwalter>
				<hsb>θ</hsb>
				<wiki>_t</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>جيم</arabic>
				<english>JEEM</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ج</isolated>
				<end>ـج</end>
				<middle>ـجـ</middle>
				<beginning>جـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+062C</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>j</buckwalter>
				<hsb>j</hsb>
				<wiki>j</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>حاء</arabic>
				<english>HAH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ح</isolated>
				<end>ـح</end>
				<middle>ـحـ</middle>
				<beginning>حـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+062D</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>H</buckwalter>
				<hsb>H</hsb>
				<wiki>.h</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>خاء</arabic>
				<english>KHAH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>خ</isolated>
				<end>ـخ</end>
				<middle>ـخـ</middle>
				<beginning>خـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+062E</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>x</buckwalter>
				<hsb>x</hsb>
				<wiki>x</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>دال</arabic>
				<english>DAL</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>د</isolated>
				<end>ـد</end>
				<middle>ـد</middle>
				<beginning>د</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+062F</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>d</buckwalter>
				<hsb>d</hsb>
				<wiki>d</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ذال</arabic>
				<english>THAL</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ذ</isolated>
				<end>ـذ</end>
				<middle>ـذ</middle>
				<beginning>ذ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0630</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>*</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ð</hsb>
				<wiki>_d</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>راء</arabic>
				<english>REH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ر</isolated>
				<end>ـر</end>
				<middle>ـر</middle>
				<beginning>ر</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0631</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>r</buckwalter>
				<hsb>r</hsb>
				<wiki>r</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>زين</arabic>
				<english>ZAIN</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ز</isolated>
				<end>ـز</end>
				<middle>ـز</middle>
				<beginning>ز</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0632</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>z</buckwalter>
				<hsb>z</hsb>
				<wiki>z</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>سين</arabic>
				<english>SEEN</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>س</isolated>
				<end>ـس</end>
				<middle>ـسـ</middle>
				<beginning>سـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0633</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>s</buckwalter>
				<hsb>s</hsb>
				<wiki>s</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>شين</arabic>
				<english>SHEEN</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ش</isolated>
				<end>ـش</end>
				<middle>ـشـ</middle>
				<beginning>شـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0634</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>$</buckwalter>
				<hsb>š</hsb>
				<wiki>^s</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>صاد</arabic>
				<english>SAD</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ص</isolated>
				<end>ـص</end>
				<middle>ـصـ</middle>
				<beginning>صـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0635</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>S</buckwalter>
				<hsb>S</hsb>
				<wiki>.s</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ضاد</arabic>
				<english>DAD</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ض</isolated>
				<end>ـض</end>
				<middle>ـضـ</middle>
				<beginning>ضـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0636</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>D</buckwalter>
				<hsb>D</hsb>
				<wiki>.d</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>طاء</arabic>
				<english>TAH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ط</isolated>
				<end>ـط</end>
				<middle>ـطـ</middle>
				<beginning>طـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0637</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>T</buckwalter>
				<hsb>T</hsb>
				<wiki>.t</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ظاد</arabic>
				<english>ZAH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ظ</isolated>
				<end>ـظ</end>
				<middle>ـظـ</middle>
				<beginning>ظـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0638</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>Z</buckwalter>
				<hsb>Ď</hsb>
				<wiki>.z</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>عين</arabic>
				<english>AIN</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ع</isolated>
				<end>ـع</end>
				<middle>ـعـ</middle>
				<beginning>عـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0639</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>E</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ς</hsb>
				<wiki>`</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>غين</arabic>
				<english>GHAIN</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>غ</isolated>
				<end>ـغ</end>
				<middle>ـغـ</middle>
				<beginning>غـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+063A</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>g</buckwalter>
				<hsb>γ</hsb>
				<wiki>.g</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>تطويل</arabic>
				<english>TATWEEL</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ـ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0640</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>_</buckwalter>
				<hsb>_</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>فاء</arabic>
				<english>FEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ف</isolated>
				<end>ـف</end>
				<middle>ـفـ</middle>
				<beginning>فـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0641</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>f</buckwalter>
				<hsb>f</hsb>
				<wiki>f</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>قاف</arabic>
				<english>QAF</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ق</isolated>
				<end>ـق</end>
				<middle>ـقـ</middle>
				<beginning>قـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0642</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>q</buckwalter>
				<hsb>q</hsb>
				<wiki>q</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>كاف</arabic>
				<english>KAF</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ك</isolated>
				<end>ـك</end>
				<middle>ـكـ</middle>
				<beginning>كـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0643</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>k</buckwalter>
				<hsb>k</hsb>
				<wiki>k</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>لام</arabic>
				<english>LAM</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ل</isolated>
				<end>ـل</end>
				<middle>ـلـ</middle>
				<beginning>لـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0644</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>l</buckwalter>
				<hsb>l</hsb>
				<wiki>l</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ميم</arabic>
				<english>MEEM</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>م</isolated>
				<end>ـم</end>
				<middle>ـمـ</middle>
				<beginning>مـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0645</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>m</buckwalter>
				<hsb>m</hsb>
				<wiki>m</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>نون</arabic>
				<english>NOON</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ن</isolated>
				<end>ـن</end>
				<middle>ـنـ</middle>
				<beginning>نـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0646</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>n</buckwalter>
				<hsb>n</hsb>
				<wiki>n</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>هاء</arabic>
				<english>HEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ه</isolated>
				<end>ـه</end>
				<middle>ـهـ</middle>
				<beginning>هـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0647</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>h</buckwalter>
				<hsb>h</hsb>
				<wiki>h</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>واو</arabic>
				<english>WAW</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>و</isolated>
				<end>ـو</end>
				<middle>ـو</middle>
				<beginning>و</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0648</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>w</buckwalter>
				<hsb>w</hsb>
				<wiki>w</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ألف مكسورة</arabic>
				<english>ALEF MAKSURA</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ى</isolated>
				<end>ـى</end>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0649</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>Y</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ý</hsb>
				<wiki>ā</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ياء</arabic>
				<english>YEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ي</isolated>
				<end>ـي</end>
				<middle>ـيـ</middle>
				<beginning>يـ</beginning>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+064A</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>y</buckwalter>
				<hsb>y</hsb>
				<wiki>y</wiki>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic>ألف وصلة</arabic>
				<english>ALEF WASLA</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ٱ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0671</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>{</buckwalter>
				<hsb>Ä</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>PEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>پ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+067E</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>P</buckwalter>
				<hsb>p</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic></arabic>
				<english>TCHEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>چ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0686</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>J</buckwalter>
				<hsb>c</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>VEH</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>ڤ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+06A4</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>V</buckwalter>
				<hsb>v</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		<letter>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>GAF</english>
			</description>
			<display>
				<isolated>گ</isolated>
				<end/>
				<middle/>
				<beginning/>
			</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+06AF</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>G</buckwalter>
				<hsb>g</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</letter>
		</letter>
	</letters>
	<vowels>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic>فتحتان</arabic>
				<english>FATHATAN</english>
			</description>
			<display>ً</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+064B</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>F</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ã</hsb>
				<wiki>aN</wiki>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic>ضمتان</arabic>
				<english>DAMMATAN</english>
			</description>
			<display>ٌ</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+064C</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>N</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ũ</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic>كسرتان</arabic>
				<english>KASRATAN</english>
			</description>
			<display>ٍ</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+064D</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>K</buckwalter>
				<hsb>ĩ</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic>فتحة</arabic>
				<english>FATHA</english>
			</description>
			<display>َ</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+064E</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>a</buckwalter>
				<hsb>a</hsb>
				<wiki>a</wiki>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic>ضمة</arabic>
				<english>DAMMA</english>
			</description>
			<display>ُ</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+064F</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>u</buckwalter>
				<hsb>u</hsb>
				<wiki>o</wiki>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic>كسرة</arabic>
				<english>KASRA</english>
			</description>
			<display>ِ</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0650</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>i</buckwalter>
				<hsb>i</hsb>
				<wiki>e</wiki>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic>شدة</arabic>
				<english>SHADDA</english>
			</description>
			<display>ّ</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0651</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>~</buckwalter>
				<hsb>~</hsb>
				<wiki>xx</wiki>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic>سكون</arabic>
				<english>SUKUN</english>
			</description>
			<display>ْ</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0652</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>o</buckwalter>
				<hsb>.</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
		<vowel>
			<description>
				<arabic/>
				<english>SUPERSCRIPT ALEF</english>
			</description>
			<display>ٰٰ</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+0670</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>`</buckwalter>
				<hsb>á</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</vowel>
	</vowels>
	<punctuations>
		<punctuation>
			<description>
				<arabic>فاصلة</arabic>
				<english>COMMA</english>
			</description>
			<display>،</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+060C</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>,</buckwalter>
				<hsb>,</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</punctuation>
		<punctuation>
			<description>
				<arabic>نقطة فاصلة</arabic>
				<english>SEMICOLON</english>
			</description>
			<display>؛</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+061B</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>;</buckwalter>
				<hsb>;</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</punctuation>
		<punctuation>
			<description>
				<arabic>علامة إستفهام</arabic>
				<english>QUESTION MARK</english>
			</description>
			<display>؟</display>
			<code>
				<unicode>U+061F</unicode>
			</code>
			<translit>
				<buckwalter>?</buckwalter>
				<hsb>?</hsb>
				<wiki/>
			</translit>
		</punctuation>
	</punctuations>
</arabic_alphabet>

