Tɛmplet:Lang-ar
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Usage
[mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]| code | ar |
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| rtl | yes |
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Template {{lang-ar}} indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in Arabic. The term or phrase is the only mandatory parameter. The text is formatted according to recommendations in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting#Foreign terms (italics for Latin-script languages, regular for others).
The parameter |links=no prevents the language name from being linked.
The parameter |lit= enables a literal translation to be given.
Syntax
[mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- {{lang-ar
- |Arabic text – using Arabic. (mandatory)
- |links=value – valid values: yes to have the language name linked (default) and no to prevent the language name from being linked. (optional)
- |lit=string – valid strings are English phrases of Arabic. (optional)
- |translit=string – valid strings are transliterations (with the Latin script) of Arabic text. (optional)
- }}
Code Result {{lang-ar|عمّون}} Arabic: عمّون {{lang-ar|عمّون|ʻAmmūn}} Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ʻAmmūn {{lang-ar|الصديق|Aṣ-Ṣiddīq|lit=The Truthful}} Arabic: الصديق, romanized: Aṣ-Ṣiddīq, lit. 'The Truthful' {{lang-ar|عربى|ʿarabī|lit=Arabic|links=no}} Arabic: عربى, romanized: ʿarabī, lit. 'Arabic' {{lang-ar|ARABIC|TRANSLITERATION|lit=LITERAL|links=no}} Arabic: ARABIC, lit. 'LITERAL'
See also
[mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- {{lang}}, and its opposite, {{Language with name/for}}
- {{lang|ar}}, for untransliterated Arabic-language strings without preceding "Arabic:" link.
- {{script|Arab|...}} for Arabic script without specifying a language.
- {{Lang-ar/sandbox2}} (second sandbox)
TemplateData for Lang-ar
Insert Arabic text. Indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in Arabic.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | 1 | The foreign text to display. | String | required |
| Display link | links | Set to no to disable the link to the article's language. | Boolean | optional |
| Literal translation | lit | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Transliteration | translit | A Latin alphabet respelling of Arabic text | String | optional |