Re: The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Connie Bobroff
Quoting Roozbeh Pournader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Umm..., because they connect the Alef to the Lam at the top and cut the > Feh short? I have never seen it like that in a numbered list. To save time, I just asked Mamoun Sakkal. Here's what he says on the matter: Hi Connie, You are right this

Re: The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Ali A. Khanban
Roozbeh Pournader wrote: On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 07:57 -0600, Connie Bobroff wrote: Quoting Roozbeh Pournader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. Why do you say "new?" Alef is always written out that way as in "numbered lists," Umm..., becau

Re: The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Roozbeh Pournader
On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 07:57 -0600, Connie Bobroff wrote: > Quoting Roozbeh Pournader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. > > Why do you say "new?" Alef is always written out that way as in > "numbered lists," Umm..., because they connect the Alef to t

Re: The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Connie Bobroff
Quoting Roozbeh Pournader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. Why do you say "new?" Alef is always written out that way as in "numbered lists," 1 2 3 alif b j etc -Connie ___ PersianComputing mailing list Persia

The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Roozbeh Pournader
There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. For those who don't live in Iran or haven't seen it yet for any reasons, a photo is available at: http://bamdad.org/~roozbeh/alef.jpg It's used on car plates, but the exact usage is disputed among a few friends of mine. roozbeh __