Geometric method is a universal method using Taha alphabet which is a super set of Geometric consonant letters and vowels for writing Arabic ,English and French texts from right to left (Arabizi). The same texts can be written from left to right using Mirrored Taha alphabet (Marabizi) or using Latin matching alphabet called wAw to produce easy to read wAw texts.
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{Taha} & {wAw}, The Universal Methods of Writing 0 Geometric Method {Taha} {TaYa} {aYaT} Writing Arabic Way Method {wAw} {wAw} {wAw} Taha & wAw Alphabets Terminology & Definitions Contents 1- Dynamic & Static letters ……………………………….………Page 1 2- Static Letters & Static Mark…………………………….…..…Page 1 3- Dynamic Letters & Movements………………………………Page 1 4- Consonant Letters & Constant………………………,…….…Page 1 5- Hard & Soft Consonant letters……………………….………Page 1 6- Additive Arabic & Latin Letters………………………...……Page 2 7- Short & Long Movements………………………………..…….Page 2 8- Aleph & Very long movements………………………………Page 2 9- Arabic Vowels & Movements…………………………………Page 3 10- English Vowels & Consonants………………………………..Page 3 11- Geometric Method & wAw Method………………..………..Page 4 12- English Vowels & wAw Method……………………………..Page 4 13- French Vowels & wAw Method……………………………...Page 5 14- Arabic Vowels & Geometric Method…..…………………..Page 5 15- English Vowels & Geometric Method…..……………..…..Page 6 16- French Vowels & Geometric Method…..……………..…..Page 6 17- Geometric Texts & Geometric Method…..…………….....Page 6 18- The 10 Arabic, English & French Vowels…….….……....Page 7 19- The 8 French Specific Vowels…..…………………………....Page 7 20- The 32 Geometric Consonant Letters…..………………....Page 7 Dr. Eng. Ziad Amer Hammoodi 6 October 2015
The Arabs started with the 22 Phoenician consonant letters and then added 6 new letters by
using one additional point to 6 existing letters (ث ,خ ,ذ ,ض ,ظ ,غ).
The Romans started with 21 Greek letters and then added 5 missing Latin consonant letters
(k, g, j, w, y) after few centuries. In English, 7 missing Arabic letters were added by using
additional (h) to 6 existing Latin letters (ch, dh, gh, kh, sh, th, th). Additionally, 4 English
letters missing in Arabic (g, p, v, ch) were added to Geometric letters.
7- Short & Long Movements
The period of time taken for launching a consonant letter in a specific direction, before the
sound vanishes, determines if this movement is short or long one.
The Arabs identified 3 short movements when launching a consonant letter in three specific
directions: up, down and to the front of the mouth ( َ , َ , َ ) and called them Fathah, Kasrah
and Dummah respectively. Three corresponding long movements in the same directions
were also identified and called Mad Fath, Mad Kasr and mad Dum.
8- Aleph & Very long movements
The launching of the first Phoenician consonant letter called Aleph from back the throat can
be maintained for longer time by pushing a steady air stream coming from the lungs for
keeping the vocal cords vibrating.
The consonant Aleph is called Alif in Arabic if exists at the beginning of a word and Hamzah,
anywhere in a word.
Very long movements can be associated to any consonant letter. However, the sound of that
letter will vanish after the time of a long movement and then will be followed by the sound
of Aleph for further continuation of the same movement but not the same sound. Try it.
The Arabs used the mark of tilde called Maddah associated with long movements to indicate
a very long movement in the texts of the holy Quran precisely before a stressed letter or
before the letter Hamzah.
Very long movements are also used in singing as {O~f yA~ lE~l}.
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9- Arabic Vowels & Movements
Movements associated with the dynamic consonant letters can be written as marks above or
below these letters or after these letters as different letters and called vowels in this case.
In Arabic, the three short movements associated with dynamic letters are written as
optional marks above or below these letters while the three long movements are mandatory
and written as vowels after the consonant letters.
Three consonant letters called (Alif, Waw, Yaa) were selected to fulfill the role of Arabic
vowels. These letters are also used as carriers of Hamzah. The mix up between vowels and
consonant letters is unfortunate but is controlled in holy Quran by associating mandatory
short movements to the consonant letters preceding the vowels as in the word (ا يه .(ن ىح
10- English Vowels & Consonants
In English, the five letters (a, i, u, e, o) are defined as vowels and play the role of five short
Arabic movements and somehow the role of five long movements. The letter (y) is used
some times as a vowel in English.
Unfortunately and for historical reasons the role of Latin consonant letters and vowels was
initially mixed up. Due to the fact that the consonant Latin letters (y, w) were introduced
two late, the vowels played the role of consonant letters.
For example, the two vowels (ou) in the word hour played the role of consonant (w) and the
funny letter (i) in the funny word (I) pronounced (Ay) played the role of a hidden consonant
letter followed by the long movement (A) and the consonant (y).
The mix up is found also among vowels as in the words all and color where the vowels (a)
and (o) play the role of each other and found among consonant letters as in the words kilo
and care because the letter (k) was introduced too late in Latin alphabet. The word kilo was
introduced in French with the Arabic decimal system and spread with it.
The word kilo was derived from the Arabic word “kayl” which means measurements and the
value one thousand was inspired from the last Arabic letter which had the value of one
thousand in the old Arabic decimal system when letters used also as numerals.
The letter (g) was introduced before (j), therefore (ge) was used instead of (j) as in George.
Students spend years of learning the spelling and the pronunciation of individual words or
groups of words in all languages using Latin letters.
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11- Geometric Method & wAw Method
{Taha} called “Tareeqah Handasiyyah” in Arabic, is a universal Geometric method of writing
from right to left using Arabic Geometric letters enhanced by English and French consonant
letters and vowels missing in Arabic. Arabic texts written in Taha method are called Arabizi.
Short Geometric movements are written as horizontal marks above or below consonant
letters while long movements are written vertically. Movements can also be written as
separate letters called vowels above or below a joint called Waslah in Arabic.
{wAw} the writing Arabic way method is similar to Geometric method but using redefined
small and capital Latin letters corresponding to Geometric consonant letters and vowels.
Arabic, English and French texts can be written in wAw method are called wAwizi.
Geometric method is open to cover any other candidate language by enhancing the set of
Geometric letters while wAw method is restricted to Latin letters and combined letters are
used in Wawizi alphabet and texts. No accents, diacritics or silent letters are used in {Taha}
or {wAw} methods.
12- English Vowels & wAw Method
Regardless the mix up among vowels and consonant letters in both Arabic and English, the
English vowels (a, i, u) are considered identical to the Arabic short movements (Fathah,
Kasrah, Dummah) when we apply the writing Arabic way {wAw} method to English.
The English vowel (e) is short movement with a direction situated between (i) and (a) but
nearer to (i). Arabic students may mix up between short movements (e) and (i) as in will
and well but not between long movements as in wheel and whale. This short vowel called
Kashah and the corresponding long vowel called Mad Kash are added to wAw and
Geometric Alphabets.
The English vowel (o) is short movement with a direction situated between (u) and (a) but
nearer to (u). Arabic students may mix up between short vowels (o) and (u) as in font and
full but not between long movements as in fall and fool. This short vowel called Offah and
the corresponding long vowel called Mad Of are added to wAw and Geometric Alphabets.
wAw method assigns the small letters (a, i, u, e, o) to the five short English vowels and the
capital letters (A, I, U, E, O) to the five long English vowels and define letter (y) as consonant.
This set of ten English wAw vowels is a superset of the six Arabic vowels.
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13- French Vowels & wAw Method
French vowels are a super set of English vowels while consonant letters are sub set. All
French diacritics are excluded in wAw method and (y) is considered a consonant letter.
French wAw vowels consist of 4 French specific oral short and long vowels and 4 French
specific nasal vowels in addition to the sub set of 10 English wAw vowels when we apply the
writing Arabic way {wAw} method to French.
The French vowel (u) is a short movement with a direction situated half way between (i)
and (u). In wAw, (iu) is assigned for this short vowel and (Iu) is assigned for long vowel as in
the words du {diu} and dur {dIur}. This short vowel called Summah and the corresponding
long vowel called Mad Sum are added to wAw and Geometric Alphabets.
The French vowel (eu) is a short movement with a direction situated half way between (e)
and (u). In wAw, (eu) is already assigned for this short vowel and (Eu) is assigned for long
vowel as in the words du {peu} and peur {pEur}. This short vowel called Lammah and the
corresponding long vowel called Mad Lam are added to wAw and Geometric Alphabets.
French nasal vowels consist of one oral vowel or a combination of oral vowels followed by a
final unpronounced letter n or m. In wAw, the pair of vowels (a , e) or (i, y) shares the same
nasal vowel and double oral vowels (ii, uu, aa, oo) are assigned to the four nasal vowels.
The direction of launching a consonant letter using the nasal vowels (ii, uu, aa) is almost up
in the same direction to let the air pass through the nasal cavity but the degree of softness of
consonants launched by using these nasal vowels is varying from high to low.
If the letter n or m is not final or linked to next word it will be pronounced as in (vignt) {vii}
and (vingt et un) {viinte un} or in (un){uu}, (an){aa) and (un an) {uunaa).
14- Arabic Vowels & Geometric Method
All 6 Arabic Geometric vowels are written as separate letters by writing the 3 Geometric
short movements horizontally { a, u, i} and by writing the 3 Geometric long movements
vertically {A, U, I} above or below a joint called Waslah after the dynamic letters.
The Geometric static mark {G} is optional. Any consonant letter not followed by a vowel is
considered a static letter. The 3 Geometric marks of Tanween {L, M, N} are replaced by
short vowels followed by a static n {an, un, in}. A stressed dynamic consonant letter
with the mark called Shadah {aWn} will be replaced by double consonants where the first is
static and the second is dynamic {ann}. Maddah {~} is written as a separate letter.
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15- English Vowels & Geometric Method
The 10 Geometric English vowels represent a super set of the 6 Geometric Arabic vowels.
In wAw method, the 5 short Geometric English vowels {a, u, i, e, o} were assigned to
small Latin letters (a, u, i, e, o) and the 5 long Geometric English vowels {A, U, I, E, O}
were assigned to capital letters {A, U, I, E, O}.
For computability with English and in order to write Geometric English and French texts
from left to right, Mirrored Geometric English vowels {a, u, i, e, o} & {A, U, I, E, O} and
Mirrored Geometric English consonant letters are used. These texts are called Marabizi.
16- French Vowels & Geometric Method
The 18 Geometric French vowels represent a super set of the 10 Geometric English vowels.
In wAw method, the 2 short Mirrored Geometric French vowels {X, Y} found in the two
French words (du, peu) were assigned to small combined Latin letters (iu, eu,) and the 2
long Mirrored Geometric French vowels {J, R} found in the two French words (dur, peur)
were assigned to the combined Latin letters {Iu, Eu}.
Additionally, the 4 nasal Mirrored Geometric French vowels {L, M, N, G} found in the 4
French words (an, un, vin, bon) were assigned to small combined Latin letters (aa, uu, ii, oo).
17- Geometric Texts & Geometric Method
Arabizi texts are Arabic Geometric texts written from right to left by using Geometric
letters. Currently, there is no computer equipped with Geometric letters. Arabizi texts will
be entered using English keyboard and Latin letters matching Geometric letters. Then The
Arabic Geometric Font is applied and the lines are reversed.
Mrabizi texts are English and French Geometric texts written from left to right by using
Mirrored Geometric letters. Marabizi texts will be entered using English keyboard and Latin
letters matching Geometric letters. Then The Arabic Mirrored Geometric Font is applied. A
specific French Mirrored Geometric Font is used for French texts.
Wawizi texts are entered directly using Latin (wAw) matching letters and {wAw} method.
Geometric texts will appear as series of equidistant and equal width consonant letters and
vowels with unique roles. For further reading refer to the following books: wAw Method,
English using wAw, French using wAw, and Taha book in Arabic.
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18- The 10 Arabic, English & French Vowels
19- The 8 French Specific Vowels
20- The 32 Geometric Consonant Letters
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ء ب ج د ه و ز ح ط ي ك ل م ن س ع ف ص ق ر ش ت ث خ ذ ض ظ غ
L H v p g Q Z D P C B t F r K S f q s n m l k y T c z w h d j b x G H v p g Q Z D P C B t F r K S f q s n m l k y T c z w h d j b x M H v p g Q Z D P C B t F r K S f q s n m l k y T c z w h d j b x Ew
ch
v p g gh
Dh
D dh
kh
th
t sh
r K S f q s n m l k y T c z w h d j b x
Arabic Abjad (A), Latin (A), Geometric (G), Mirrored Geometric (M) and English {wAw} (Ew) letters
Arabic, English & French Common Vowels
English & French Arabic, English & French
Mad Of
Mad Kash
Offah Kashah Mad
Kasr Mad Dum
Mad Fath
Kasrah Dummah Fathah
أفة مد كسح مد أوف كسحة
فتحة ضمة كسرة مد فتح مد ضم مد كسر
Latin Font O E o e I U A i u a
Geometric Font O E o e I U A i u a
Mirrored Geom. Font O E o e I U A i u a
Latin wAw O E o e I U A i u a
French Specific Vowels
French Nasal Vowels French Oral Vowels
Naf
Fath
Naf
Dum
Naf
Kasr
Naf Of Summah Lammah Mad
Sum
Mad
Lam
مد لم مد صم لمّة صمّة نف أوف نف كسر نف ضم نف فتح
Latin Font L M N G X Y J R
Geometric Font L M N G X Y J R Mirrored Geo. Font L M N G X Y J R
