On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Behnam Rassi <[email protected]> wrote: > But Heh Havvaz is not meant to join to anything as far as I know.
It might not be commonly in use today, but Abjad numeral values (e.g. 165="قسه", 135="قله", 55= "نه", 45 = "مه", 35 = "له", 25="که", etc.) join Abjad Heh (or what you call Heh Havvaz) with value of 5, to other Abjad letters. So the 35th item in a list would be enumerated as "له". You can also see this usage in manuscripts which number pages with Abjad numerals. ↪ Shervin On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Behnam Rassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:40 PM, Shervin Afshar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The distinction made here between Abjad Heh and Arabic Heh is unknown to > me. What makes Abjad Heh different from ARABIC LETTER HEH INITIAL FORM > (U+FEEB)? > > > Heh Initial Form is an arbitrary invention of typesetting era, as all > presentation forms for that matter. They do not represent any established > character but the presentation forms of the joining letter associated with > them. Heh Havvaz on the other hand, is a defined character used for > enumerating and abbreviating. It has nothing to do with an arbitrary > invention even if the appearance has some [poor] similarity. The real > similarity as Richard noted is with Heh Dochashmee. But Heh Havvaz is not > meant to join to anything as far as I know. > -b >
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