Well.... you do see it without a Hamza in many cases, as if it is ok. As if it is not wrong. I am not sure. But I do write it with a Hamza!
Hussam Al-Mulhim Gradute Assistant Mobile +966 504 812912 Home Telephone +966 3 860 5283 College of Industrial Management P.O.Box 1039 Dhahran KFUPM 31261 Saudi Arabia email [EMAIL PROTECTED] HomePage http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/MISAC/hussam/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 1:47 PM To: Development Discussions Subject: RE: Arabic spellchecker Is it a general rule ? in this case, I solved my problem of Al... Thanks a lot Regards Armelle Quoting ÍÓÇã <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Almanya should have a Hamza over the Alef! > > > Hussam Al-Mulhim > Gradute Assistant > Mobile +966 504 812912 > Home Telephone +966 3 860 5283 > College of Industrial Management > P.O.Box 1039 > Dhahran KFUPM 31261 > Saudi Arabia > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HomePage http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/MISAC/hussam/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 1:16 PM > To: Development Discussions > Subject: Re: Arabic spellchecker > > I'm interrested by your approach. I'm working on arabization of a library > software and one of my problem is to deal with article. I need to know when > an > Al is an article (so as to sort title without article) or when it's part of > a > word. I think you have this kind of problem with dictionnary. The only > solution > I saw right now is to have a list of the word beginning with al so as to > sort > Almania with alef and Al chams with Ch. Do you think this is a good way to > start ? > Regards > Armelle > > Quoting Ahmad Khalifa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Question of a beginner in arabic. I feel that the idea of AFFIX or > suffix > > is > > > more related to latin language. Would it not be possible to work with > > those > > > forms that are (as I feel) the basic of arabic. I remember trying to > learn > > of > > > the first, second form, and those faaEl faEl.... and so on. But of > course > > that > > > may seems easier when you're a beginner. > > > > Everything is possible. > > But consider these questions. > > > > - Would the AFFIX approach not work ? > > - Which one is easier to implement ? > > - Which one is faster to implement ? > > - Which one will be easier to add to OO.o ? > > - Which one will have wider deployment and acceptance ? > > > > To me, the answer of these questions is what makes me go with the > > AFFIX approach. > > > > -- > > Salam, > > Ahmad Khalifa > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/developer

