AND OR [Any Property] Author Contributor(s) Localization Exactitude Degree Language Type of text Nature of the Text Script Color of the Script Signature Role Type of Object Writing Surface Shape (Epigraphy) Technique Instrument Ink

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Ali Akbar Viola Allegranzi Nourane Ben Azzouna Umberto Bongianino Eloïse Brac de la Perrière Monique Burési Nuria de Castilla Maxime Durocher R. Michael Feener Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath Multia Zahara Nicole Kançal-Ferrari Finbarr Barry Flood Annabel Teh Gallop Nuria Garcia Masip Constant Hames Zulfikar Hirji Cailah Jackson Alya Karame Elizabeth Lambourn Martina Massullo Sana Mirza Susana Molins Lliteras Mauro Nobili Shunhua Jin Damla Özakay Fatima Quraishi Scott Redford Saarthak Singh Annie Vernay-Nouri Vincent Thérouin Vivek Gupta Julie Marquer Johanna Cozzolino Pierre Benoit Chiara Tedesco Ali Akbar Viola Allegranzi Nourane Ben Azzouna Umberto Bongianino Eloïse Brac de la Perrière Monique Burési Nuria de Castilla Maxime Durocher R. Michael Feener Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath Multia Zahara Nicole Kançal-Ferrari Finbarr Barry Flood Annabel Teh Gallop Nuria Garcia Masip Constant Hames Zulfikar Hirji Cailah Jackson Alya Karame Elizabeth Lambourn Martina Massullo Sana Mirza Susana Molins Lliteras Mauro Nobili Shunhua Jin Damla Özakay Fatima Quraishi Scott Redford Saarthak Singh Annie Vernay-Nouri Vincent Thérouin Vivek Gupta Julie Marquer Johanna Cozzolino Pierre Benoit Chiara Tedesco Exact Approximate Aljamiado Arabic Arabi-Malayalam Bambara Dhivehi Fulfulde Hassaniya Hausa Hindavi Javanese Kanembu Malay Mandinka Persian Sanskrit Songhai Soninke Swahili Tamasheq Turkish Urdu Wolof Devotional text Foundation inscription Funerary text Grammar Hadith Historical chronicles Legal/administrative texts Literary texts in prose Poetry Quran Quranic sciences Scientific literature Talisman Titulature Other Bismillah Catalog Du‘ā’ Diplomatic letter Epitaph Grimoire Hadith Peace treaty Reference for hadith texts (Wensinck's Concordance) Reference for poetry verses Reference for Quranic verses Shahada Tafsīr Other ‘Abbāsid book hand Hybrid Style New Style I New Style III Round Style Round Style - Muḥaqqaq Round Style - Muḥaqqaq\Thuluth Round Style - Naskh Round Style -Thuluth Banten Naskhī Barnawī Biḥārī Central Sudanic hands Chinese Muḥaqqaq Dīwānī Epigraphic Round Script Ghubārī/ghubār Ḥijāzī/Early Abbasid scripts Ijāzāh Javanese-Ta'liq style Kanawī/Kanemī Kūfī/Kufic Square Kufic Maghribī bookhand Maghribī andalusī Maghribī kufic Maghribī mabsūṭ Maghribī/Maghrebī Maghribī mujawhar Malay-Ta'liq style Maldivian Mande Mashq Masina Hands Muḥaqqaq Muḥaqqaq regional variant Naskhī Diwanī Naskhī regional variant Naskhī/naskh Nasta’līq New Abbasid Style New Abbasid Style\Broken Cursive New Abbasid Style\Broken Kufic New Abbasid Style\Eastern Kufic New Abbasid Style\Kufic Naskhī New Abbasid Style\Persian Kufic New Abbasid Style\Semi- Kufic New Abbasid Style\Pīramūz Other Rayḥānī/Rayḥān Riqā‘ Ruq’ah/rik’a in Turkish Ṣaḥrāwī Shikastah Sīnī Siyāqah/siyāqat/qirmah in Turkish Sūdānī Sūqī Ta’līq Tawqī‘\musalsal tawqī‘ Thuluth Maghribī Thuluth Thuluth regional variant Western Sūdānī black blue brown gold green ochre orange red silver white yellow no trace of color left calligrapher carver copyist non identified painter manuscript\scroll manuscript\single-sheet manuscript\codex album manuscript\loose-leaf object\amulet object\basin object\bowl object\candlestick object\casket object\censer object\ewer object\jewellery object\lamp object\mobile calligraphic panel (levha) object\plate object\ritual implement object\sarcophagus object\textile object\tool object\weapon architectural element\arch architectural element\beam architectural element\capital architectural element\column architectural element\dado architectural element\free-standing pillar architectural element\iwan architectural element\drum architectural element\masonry architectural element\mihrab architectural element\lintel architectural element\panel architectural element\portal architectural element\door architectural element\window frame cenotaph/tombstone milestone object\minbar rock-cut wall surface other bone brick ceramic glass horn ivory paper\type of paper\Javanese treebark paper (dluwang) lacquer leather metal palm-leaf paper\type of paper\watermark paper\type of paper\European paper paper\type of paper\oriental paper paper\type of paper\unidentified papyrus parchment plaster shell stone\type of stone\coral stone stone\type of stone\granite stone\type of stone\marble stone\type of stone\sandstone stone\type of stone\limestone stone\type of stone\schist stone\type of stone\basalt stone\type of stone\alabaster stone\type of stone\jade stone\type of stone\undefined stone\type of stone\stucco terracotta telework mosaic textile tile wood other band circular diamond triangular octagonal oval square rectangular other block print carved / bas-relief - flat relief cast cloisonné enamel embroidered engraved incised inlay mosaic moulded painted sculpted written woven lampas other bamboo pen brush chisel gilt metal thread jawi pen metal block print metal pen reed pen other iron-gall inks (ḥibr) black ink (composition unknown) blue ink blue ink\lapis lazuli blue ink\azurite blue ink\indigo carbon-based ink (midād) gold ink gold ink\gold leaf gold ink\powdered gold dusted over primed surface green ink green ink\copper-based green ink\verdigris green ink\indigo + orpiment yellow orange ink orange ink\minium orange ink\orpiment red red ink red ink\vermilion red ink\cinnabar red ink\realgar red ink\haematite red ink\red lake silver ink white ink white ink\white lead yellow ink yellow ink\orpiment yellow ink\yellow ochre

AND OR [Any Property] Shape Internal Structure Line of Writing Groups of Characters Baseline Character Spacing Presence of Elongation Elongated Letters Length of Elongation Ligature Shading / Contrast

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rectangular circular oval square teardrop other figural free trefoil rhomboid ogival octagon linear stacked interwoven partially interwoven tight interwoven mirror (muthanna) certain letters written in reverse certain letters written inverted piled nested sinuous balanced negative and positive space large presence of negative space large presence of positive space horizontal horizontal curving upwards at end ascending descending plunging and ascending circular undulating broken horizontal hanging oblique one group of characters underpins the next full stacking of characters partial stacking of characters irregular undulations regular spaces between characters irregular spaces between characters regular spaces between words irregular spaces between groups of words no spacing between characters superscription at end of line absent rare occasional frequent presence of elongations bā’/fā’ bowl kāf bowl lām bowl tā bowl nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā’, lām and qāf bowl yā’ rajiah yā’ rajiah/murtada mīm tail rā’ tail kāf body sād/ḍād, ṭa/ẓa body sīn/shin denticles thā' before / after medial bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, nūn, yāʾ after jīm/ḥāʾ/khā' after medial ḥāʾ final bā’/ṭā' /fā’ bowl final mīm stroke between letters baseline between hā' and the following letter transition between sīn and mīm transition between sīn and denticle transition between qāf and denticle transition between different letters and 'alif transition between different letters and ḥāʾ mardufah medial ligatures standard length of elongations varied length of elongations Conventional - V shaped Conventional - underpinning Conventional - curvilinear Conventional - straight Conventional - horizontal Conventional - knotted: joining tāʾ marbūṭa Abusive - all ligatures Abusive - ‘alif and lām Abusive - ‘alif and dāl Abusive - ‘alif and ‘ain Abusive - 'alif and kaf Abusive - ‘alif and nūn Abusive - nūn and kāf Abusive - rā’ and ‘ain/ghayn Abusive - rā’ and tāʾ marbūṭa Abusive - rā' and hā' / tāʾ marbūṭa Abusive - rā’ and hā' Abusive - zā' and tāʾ marbūṭa Abusive - dāl and 'alif maqsura Abusive - dāl and hā’ Abusive - dāl and yā’ Abusive - dāl and tāʾ marbūṭa Abusive - ‘alif and lām and ‘alif Abusive - rā’ and ḍād Abusive - rā' and yā’ Abusive - wāw and hā' Abusive - wāw and nūn Abusive - wāw and ṣad Abusive - wāw and qāf Abusive - wāw and yā’ Abusive - wāw and tāʾ marbūṭa Abusive - wāw and hā' / tāʾ marbūṭa Abusive - wāw Abusive - rā’ and wāw Abusive - ẕal and yā’ Abusive - lām ‘alif Abusive - final sīn and dāl Abusive - final lām ‘alif non-nuanced strokes medium contrast strong contrast

AND OR [Any Property] Point

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round dot inclined square square thin stroke inclined partial square downward stroke when double inverse ‘z’ shape partial stroke toward left small rectangle emphasized round dot teardrop dot irregular round dot. short stroke at an angle

AND OR [Any Property] Alif Ascenders Lām Ascenders Kāf Ascenders ṭā' ẓā' ascenders

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alif - vertical alif - inclined to left alif - inclined to right alif - curved alif - s-shaped alif - looped (musalsal) alif - non serifed alif - slight top serif alif - top right serif alif - top left serif alif - top middle serif alif - top right elongated serif alif - top right bevelled serif alif - top right to left serif alif - top left triangular serif alif - top left hook alif - split head with side serifs alif - rounded head oriented leftwards alif -head inclined leftwards alif - rounded head oriented rightwards alif - bevelled head alif - half-palmette serif alif - elongated vertical shaft alif - thick vertical shaft alif - short shaft (relative to lām) alif - thin shaft alif - shaft tapers from thick to thin alif - foot with right spur alif - foot with left spur alif - foot with long right hook alif - foot with left hook foot with thin left hook alif - rounded foot alif - foot contouring the previous letter. alif - final ‘alif with spur below the baseline alif - final ‘alif with middle loop alif - final ‘alif with top middle serif alif - final ‘alif with top left serif alif - final ‘alif with top right serif alif - final ‘alif with top left elongated serif lām - vertical lām - inclined to left lām - inclined to right lām - curved lām - s-shaped lām - looped (musalsal) lām - non serifed lām - slight top serif lām - top right serif lām - top left serif lām - top middle serif. lām - top right elongated serif lām - top right bevelled serif lām - top right to left serif lām - top left triangular serif lām - top left hook lām - split head with side serifs lām - rounded head oriented leftwards lām - head inclined leftwards lām - bevelled head lām - elongated vertical shaft lām - thick vertical shaft lām - thin shaft lām - shaft tapers from thick to thin lām - medial with middle loop lām - foot with left hook isolated Kāf initial Kāf medial Kāf final Kāf initial elongated (mabsūṭah) initial and medial straight shaft initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah) medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah) initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah) with s-shape body medial elongated (mabsūṭah) top arm with serif initial and medial elongated (mabsūṭah) with spiral head initial, medial shaft with serif on the left initial rectangular initial slight s-shaped Kaf - two elongated parallel strokes Kaf - two elongated parallel strokes with top angular spur and rounded transition two elongated parallel strokes topped by a short diagonal stroke two elongated parallel strokes with triangular fillings two thick elongated parallel strokes initial/medial compact form initial /medial compact form rounded body Initial /medial compact form diagonal body medial, initial vertical shaft diagonal shaft Initial, medial and final shaft slightly inclined to left initial, medial and final compact form (mashkūlah) final and isolated with vertical shaft curving at the bottom (kāf dāliyya) rectangular body rounded body, long top flat arm top arm pointing upwards top arm hairline stroke sword-like top arm sword-like top arm with serif top arm with final hook top arm with final hook upwards top arm short diagonal stroke top arm curvilinear stroke top arm short rectangular stroke top arm detached thin stroke top triangle with small oblique stroke top arm with final superscript kāf stylized top arm crossing over the main shaft no top arm and superscript kāf top arm long diagonal stroke top arm long thin diagonal stroke top arm thin diagonal stroke with serif top flat arm top long curvilinear stroke top arm vertical stroke stylized top arm diagonal top arm mid-height of main shaft disjointed top arm top arm with final loop vertical shaft with top arm (sarkaj) tall vertical shaft curved with small eye at baseline final vertical shaft final vertical shaft with top arm (sarkaj) final vertical shaft, slightly inclined to left with top arm (sarkaj) vertical shaft curving at the bottom (kāf dāliyya) final sloping diagonal stroke curvilinear shaft with superscript kāf curvilinear shaft holding small kāf curvilinear shaft looping backwards diagonal shaft looping backwards with extended bottom stroke curvilinear shaft looping backwards with extended bottom stroke one consecutive stroke with looped shaft two parallel strokes ṭā' / ẓā' - two elongated parallel strokes two elongated parallel strokes with top angular spur and rounded transition rounded body rounded swollen body rounded swollen body, traced as a loop rounded swollen body, thick horizontal bottom stroke open rounded body soft triangular body top arm long thin diagonal stroke top arm elongated shaft tapers from thin to thick ṭā' / ẓā' - thick vertical shaft vertical shaft no serif vertical shaft with serif vertical shaft slight serif vertical shaft inclined to left shaft inclined to left with serif shaft inclined to right with hook shaft inclined to right vertical shaft with half-palmette serif vertical shaft with right hook vertical shaft with left hook vertical shaft and d-shaped body diagonal shaft diagonal shaft with serif ṭā' / ẓā' - shaft tapers from thick to thin ṭā' / ẓā' - non serifed ṭā' / ẓā' - bevelled head curvilinear shaft shaft inclined to left with bevelled toprā'/zā' - short curvilinear tail rā'/zā' - short almost horizontal tail rā'/zā' - short curvilinear tail ending in hairline rā'/zā' - curvilinear hairline tail rā'/zā' - short curvilinear hairline tail rā'/zā' - long thick angular oblique tail hairline ending rā'/zā' - rounded tail rā'/zā' - hairline diagonal tail rā'/zā' - flattened, tapered tail rā'/zā' - long flattened, tapered tail rā'/zā' - long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending rā'/zā' - long flattened oblique tail rā'/zā' - long thick angular oblique tapered tail rā'/zā' - long flat curvilinear tapered tail "rā'/zā' - long diagonal tapered tail, hairline ending " rā'/zā' - long oblique tapered tail, hairline ending rā'/zā' - crescent tail short curvilinear convex stroke rā'/zā' - plunging bowl rā'/zā' - s-shaped rā'/zā' - s-shape ending in ascending hairline rā'/zā' - diagonal tail rā'/zā' - v-shaped rā'/zā' - long curvilinear tail rā'/zā' - thick angular oblique tapered tail rā'/zā' - angular horizontal tail rā'/zā' - long curvilinear tail ending in hairline convex short curvilinear tail hooked tail

AND OR [Any Property] wāw descenders rā' zā' descenders mīm descenders nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders

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wāw - short curvilinear tail wāw - short almost horizontal tail wāw - short curvilinear tail ending in hairline wāw - curvilinear hairline tail wāw - short curvilinear hairline tail wide rounded tail circular ascending tail long tapered tail short oblique tail wāw - hairline diagonal tail wāw - rounded tail rounded tail elongated upwards wāw - flattened, tapered tail wāw - long flattened, tapered tail wāw - long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending wāw - long thick angular oblique tapered tail hairline ending wāw - long thick angular oblique tapered tail wāw - long flat curvilinear tapered tail wāw - long diagonal tapered tail, hairline ending wāw - long oblique tapered tail, hairline ending wāw - crescent tail long, rounded crescent tail with or without eye wāw - diagonal tail wāw - long curvilinear tail ending in hairline wāw - long curvilinear tail wāw - angular horizontal tail wāw -angular horizontal tail ending in split palmette wāw - long diagonal tail wāw - thick angular oblique tapered tail rā'/zā' - short curvilinear tail rā'/zā' - short almost horizontal tail rā'/zā' - short curvilinear tail ending in hairline rā'/zā' - curvilinear hairline tail rā'/zā' - short curvilinear hairline tail rā'/zā' - long thick angular oblique tail hairline ending rā'/zā' - angular horizontal tail ending in split palmette rā'/zā' - rounded tail rā'/zā' - hairline diagonal tail rā'/zā' - flattened, tapered tail rā'/zā' - long flattened, tapered tail rā'/zā' - long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending rā'/zā' - long flattened oblique tail rā'/zā' - long thick angular oblique tapered tail rā'/zā' - long flat curvilinear tapered tail rā'/zā' - long diagonal tapered tail, hairline ending rā'/zā' - long oblique tapered tail, hairline ending rā'/zā' - crescent tail short curvilinear convex stroke rā'/zā' - plunging bowl rā'/zā' - s-shaped rā'/zā' - s-shape ending in ascending hairline rā'/zā' - diagonal tail rā'/zā' - v-shaped rā'/zā' - long curvilinear tail rā'/zā' - thick angular oblique tapered tail rā'/zā' - angular horizontal tail rā'/zā' - long curvilinear tail ending in hairline convex short curvilinear tail hooked tail mīm - short curvilinear tail mīm - short almost horizontal tail short horizontal tail mīm - curvilinear hairline tail mīm - short curvilinear hairline tail mīm - rounded tail mīm - s-shape s-shape extending upwards mīm - s-shape ending in ascending hairline elongated s-shape ascending upstroke to right mīm - long flattened, tapered tail long flattened tapered tail, hairline ending mīm - long curvilinear tail mīm - long thick angular oblique tapered tail mīm - long flat curvilinear tapered tail long flat curvilinear tail mīm - long diagonal tapered tail, hairline ending mīm - long oblique tapered tail, hairline ending horizontal, curvilinear tail short diagonal to left straight diagonal to left ascending upstroke to left mīm - vertical downstroke convex downstroke mīm - concave downstroke long concave downstroke concave downstroke with left serif at the end downstroke elongated rightwards downstroke elongated leftwards short downstroke elongated curvilinear deep bowl nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - elongated curvilinear flattened bowl nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - elongated curvilinear flattened ascending bowl nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - curvilinear flattened bowl nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - short curvilinear flattened bowl nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - crescent bowl Short bowl on baseline stylized cloud bowl deep bowl deep bowl extending upward over baseline deep bowl ending in ascending hairline deep bowl ending in ascending wave wide bowl wide deep bowl wide extended diagonal bowl thick bowl flattened bowl deep bowl looping inwards deep bowl left open deep semicircular bowl extending over baseline deep semicircular bowl deep broken bowl deep broken bowl ending in hairline s-shaped deep semicircular bowl plunging open bowl nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - deep plunging bowl nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - plunging bowl long plunging bowl short plunging bowl plunging ascending bowl bowl ending in concave horizontal wave nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - crescent tail nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - long diagonal tail diagonal stroke ending in sharp horizontal wedge partial bowl curvilinear thin bowl shallow bowl final straight horizontal bowl straight horizontal open bowl long vertical downstroke with horizontal stroke nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - open straight bowl on baseline nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - long curvilinear tail curvilinear tail ending in loop bowl ending in horizontal concave wave deep bowl ending in horizontal concave wave nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - V shape ending in horizontal concave wave nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - vertical downstroke long curvilinear hairline ending in thick stroke diagonal stroke ending in thick ascending stroke final lām straight horizontal bowl below baseline Sīn/shīn tail straight line semicircular backward tail backward tail backward angular tail backward narrow tail backward short tail backward tail with final hook jīm/ḥāʾ/khā' and ‘ain/ghayn - concave downstroke opening downwards opening horizontal opening upward closing upward ending with wedge swelling at the end narrow tail closed looped tail letter inclines towards left backward partial tail backward broken tail looped tail backward horizontal stroke backward oblique stroke backward stroke ending in vertical shaft backward stroke returning in a second parallel stroke elongated backward stroke contouring previous letter shapes elongated backward stroke curving upward elongated upwards backward horizontal stroke below baseline short backward horizontal stroke final downward spur backward horizontal stroke with initial angle raised over baseline backward horizontal stroke with final angular upstroke backward horizontal stroke below baseline with initial angle raised over baseline

AND OR [Any Property] bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals

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bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - elongated curvilinear flattened bowl bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - elongated curvilinear flattened ascending bowl bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - short curvilinear flattened bowl bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - curvilinear flattened bowl flattened bowl short bowl short curvilinear bowl short flattened bowl wavy curvilinear bowl elongated straight bowl on baseline elongated straight bowl bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - open straight bowl on baseline elongated open straight bowl on baseline straight bowl on baseline short straight bowl on baseline short straight bowl on baseline with final triangle short straight bowl on baseline tapering to a point short straight bowl on baseline with thick backstroke bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - deep plunging bowl bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - plunging bowl ascending bowl horizontal concave wave bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - curvilinear flattened tail bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - V shape ending in horizontal concave wave

AND OR [Any Property] sīn shīn denticles initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles

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medial zig-zag denticles short denticles short pointed denticles short rounded denticles tall denticles perpendicular to baseline tall pointed denticles diagonal denticles inclined to left oblique denticles inclined to left with final triangle triangular denticles sharp denticles curved to right sīn shape above horizontal stroke broken diagonal strokes broken horizontal strokes hanging curvilinear line rounded base denticles rounded base denticles with first denticle extended first denticle with left triangular serif elongated no denticles high ba’ Basmalah with serif initial perpendicular to baseline initial very low, inclined to right initial inclined to left initial slightly inclined to left initial slightly inclined to right initial left triangular serif initial top middle serif initial top right serif initial nuanced top right hook initial/medial slightly inclined to left initial short pointed denticles short upstroke short perpendicular to baseline sword-like downstroke initial accentuated curve to left with rounded head leftward stroke leftward stroke with short hook bevelled top elongated knotted medial triangular denticles medial short triangular denticles medial short pointed denticles medial short rounded denticles medial oblique stroke crossing the baseline medial broken horizontal strokes extended bā' Basmalah with serif

AND OR [Any Property] hā' counters fā' qāf wāw counters medial 'ain ghayn counters mīm counters

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isolated one-eyed round (mu'arrāh) isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah) isolated rhomboid isolated one-eyed triangle, left stem extended upwards with hook isolated one-eyed round loop, left stem extended upwards isolated one-eyed round loop, right stem extended upwards isolated one-eyed round loop, right stem extended upwards with hook isolated one-eyed round loop, stem extended leftwards isolated one-eyed loop with downward curving stems isolated short vertical shaft looped rightwards with oblique stroke isolated double-eyed round (mu'arrāh) isolated heart-shaped double loop three eyes initial / medial two consecutive closed loops medial bottom open loop and top closed loop initial / medial bottom v-shaped medial v-shape with bottom closed loop towards the right medial v-shape with bottom open loop towards the right medial swollen bottom and short top eye initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr) initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr) with open arm initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr) with extended arm initial/medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr) with right hook initial / medial rounded double eyed (wajh al-hirr) initial / medial rounded double eyed (wajh al-hirr) with extended arm initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah) initial triangular medial swollen double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah) medial double-eyed swollen top eye medial two-eyed trapezoid diagonal to the baseline medial two adjacent rectangles on baseline initial / medial two adjacent triangles on baseline initial / medial two adjacent soft triangles on baseline initial / medial two adjacent triangles with open bottom in first triangle two adjacent triangles with open top in first triangle medial double loop forming a knot over the baseline medial circle with horizontal line initial and medial circular loop divided by short vertical shaft hā' mounted on 'alif final one-eyed (mardufah) final one-eyed (mardufah) inclined to left final one-eyed (mardufah) triangular final one-eyed (mardufah) soft triangle on baseline final one-eyed (mardufah) rounded final one-eyed (mardufah) with final bottom stroke left unclosed final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft inclined to left final trapezoid diagonal to baseline final multi-knotted form (musalsalah) final s-shaped (muḥdawdibah) final simple downward stroke (makhṭufah) final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft / sometimes with serif final one-eyed (mardufah) diamond shaped final one-eyed with long backward stroke final s-shape with upstroke hairline final s-shape ascending tail with bevelled ending final loop with upstroke hairline final ribbon-like ascending final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft and backward stroke final one-eyed (mardufah) triangular with elongated vertical shaft triangular pointed head triangular pointed head closed eye triangular head rhomboid over baseline curvilinear head horizontally accentuated rounded head rounded head, pointed chin rounded pointed head closed eye trapezoid diagonal to the baseline soft triangular head soft triangular head needle point eye gabled head rounded head hairline chin rounded head needle point eye teardrop head teardrop head hairline chin open/closed eye soft triangular head closed eye wide inverted triangle wide inverted triangle, open eye high inverted triangle soft inverted triangle soft inverted triangle open eye compact inverted triangle compact inverted triangle / open or closed eye triangle over baseline rhomboid over the baseline square with extended left stroke wide inverted triangle with thin right stroke asymmetrical inverted triangle open eye rounded head open eye medial slightly triangular-shaped head soft triangular head tilted left soft triangular head triangular head flat on baseline compact head diagonal stroke rounded head pointed chin, open eye rounded head pointed chin, closed eye rounded head rounded head pointed chin triangular head triangular head pointed chin triangular head, closed eye circular head circular pointed head circular head closed eye circular head open eye mīm - needle point eye trapezoid over baseline trapezoid diagonal to the baseline final rounded s-shape

AND OR [Any Property] fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics colour fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics ḍamma vocalization and diacritics colour hamza vocalization and diacritics hamza vocalization and diacritics colour sukūn vocalization and diacritics shadda vocalization and diacritics ihmāl vocalization and diacritics

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black blue red gold brown green horizontal stroke oblique stroke (10°-35°) diagonal stroke (40°-45°) fatḥa, kasra - dot elongated stroke thick stroke vertical stroke inclined to left (before a long) stroke placed below the diacritical letter points black blue red gold brown green small inverse Z small ‘ain small sād hamza - dot small wave gold brown short curvilinear stroke ochre black blue red green circle inverse V open circle small circle teardrop with open counter denticles inclined to left with final left triangle trilobe flower circle with extended arm oval open oval wedge tall denticles tall denticles touching upper vowel short denticles short denticles touching upper vowel superscript wavy stroke for final kāf ihmāl - v-shaped semicircle open upwards semicircle open downwards small V lightning bolt shadda - dot sometimes connected to vowel short denticles with left top flourish short denticles with extended left stroke wide denticles wide denticles with extended left stroke thick horizontal stroke and middle vertical stroke trilobe flower ribbon-like subscript miniature letter for hā’/ ʿayn/ sīn / sād / ṭa one or several subscript dots dāl / rāʾ/ sīn superscript miniature kāf for medial or inital form superscript hamzah (nabrah) for medial/final kāf initial ‘ayn and ghayn with large curled eyebrow isolated and final dāl and dhāl concave downward stroke looping backwards and final spur V shape three dots below sīn