>On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have also noticed the variations in pronunciation and romanized spelling, >> and being a bit more interested in such things than the typical American, it >> makes me curious: How is "al-Qaeda" spelled in Arabic?
>Just guessing: > Alef Lam Qaf Alef Ain Dal Teh-Marbuta > 0627 0644 0642 0627 0639 062F 0629 >roozbeh I think a short vowel (kasra) following the sound of the Ain is missing: Alef, Laam, Qaf, Alef, Ain, Kasra, Daal, Teh-marbuta. But I don't know the code point. Iman

