On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Roozbeh Pournader wrote: > > Arabic? For example Pashto or Ordu? > > Yes, all those script are called Arabic in scientific circles.
No, the others are, in scientific circles said to be in "Perso-Arabic script." You can also say "a modified form of the Arabic script" but that is what is meant by "Perso-Arabic script." Just "Arabic script" only applies to the Arabic language. Your Persian-knowing readers of the draft will know what you mean if you just say "khatt-e `arabi" however, I recommend you put "Perso-Arabic script" (in English) or "modified Arabic script" so that if the draft gets translated into some other language, the people less familiar with Persian will understand and that will make its way back into the translation. -Connie _______________________________________________ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/persiancomputing
