Talk:Perso-Arabic script

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[edit] Extension: a list of languages

Probably, the description of uses of the scriot in different languages should go here.--Imz 00:21, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed merge

Oppose - As far as I can tell the Persian alphabet article is about the primary means of writing the Persian language, and only the Persian language. The Perso-Arabic script article is about the general Arabic script orthography as it has been extended to Persian, Urdu, Pashto, and other languages nearby. Admittedly, the Perso-Arabic script article does not do a good job of expressing this distinction very well, but merging the two would not maintain a world-wide view of the the Perso-Arabic script, nor adequately describe the specific nuances of the primary writing system used for Persian. –jonsafari 23:11, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

OK, so modify it. Jahangard 17:00, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

However, I think these issues can be explained in "Persian alphabet". See Arabic script and Cyrillic script which are redirected to Arabic alphabet and Cyrillic alphabet. The distinctions that you have mentioned can be expressed in a section of "Persian alphabet". Jahangard 17:13, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

You might notice at the top of the Arabic alphabet article is a tag which states that the article might not represent a worldwide view. This is exactly because speakers of many other languages which use the Arabic script, eg. Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Hausa, etc., feel that the article centers too much on the Arabic language. That is, the article confuses the Arabic alphabet and the Arabic script. The latter is the general abjad writing system, and the former is the specific implementation of the Arabic script as it applies to the Arabic language. The same issue arises with the Perso-Arabic script vs. the Persian alphabet. Merging the two would likewise result in problems with not representing an international viewpoint of the Perso-Arabic script, and/or not delving into enough detail as to the specific implementation of the script as it applies to the Persian language.–jonsafari 03:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)