Template:Arabic script needed

Template documentation

This template is used to mark articles which need Arabic script to be added to them. It may be placed either on an article or on its talk page by typing {{Arabic script needed|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}}.

Use on articles

When placed on an article it looks like this:

Use on talk pages

When placed on a talk page it looks like this:

Categorisation

Articles tagged with this template are placed in Category:Articles needing Arabic script or text

Specific information relating to this template

Add the template alone if the article needs Arabic script for an Arabic language name. If the article's subject name is in any of the languages listed in the syntax, add the corresponding parameter. The full syntax is as follows:

{{Arabic
|Persian=
|Urdu=
|Kurdish= 
|Malay=
|Azerbaijani=
|Pashto=
|Uyghur=
|Tajik=
|Kazakh=
|Swahili=
|Somali=
|Comorian=
|Chinese=
}}

• language name= yes if the article pertains specifically to a specific language

To avoid needlessly cluttering up talk pages, it is usually appropriate to remove any unused parameters from the template.

You may also use the {{Persian}} template for Persian script requests.

Notes

While most of these languages use the Arabic alphabet only, some use the Arabic alphabet in certain areas only or have used the Arabic alphabet previously. Please note that:

• the Azerbaijani language used by its speakers in Iran uses the Arabic alphabet;
• the Kazakh language used by its speakers in China uses the Arabic alphabet;
• the Tajik language has used the Arabic alphabet in the past, before replacing it with the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets;
• the Swahili language has used the Arabic alphabet in the past;
• the Chinese languages use the Arabic alphabet, Xiao'erjing, in Islamic writing;
• one of the writing systems of the Somali language, Wadaad's writing, is based on the Arabic alphabet;
• and the Comorian language uses both the Arabic and Latin alphabets.

Please do not tag articles unless you are sure that their subjects' names need the Arabic script (satisfying the conditions above).

See also

• {{Persian}}
• {{Greek}}

This documentation is automatically generated by Template:Script needed.
Documentation specific to this template may be placed in this template's /doc subpage and will be automatically transcluded.
Any categories should also be added to the /doc subpage.