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| ‘Abd al-Karīm | ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ |
8. Compounds. When the elements of a compound (except a compound personal name) are written separately in Azerbaijani, they are separated in romanization by a single prime ( ʹ ).
| Islāmʹşinās | اﺳالم ﺷﻨﺎس | ||
| but | Naqd ‘Alī | ﻧﻘﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ | |
| ‘Avaz̤ ‘Alī | ﻋﻮﺿﻌﻠﻰ |
Orthography of Azerbaijani in Romanization
9. Capitalization.
- (a) Rules for the capitalization of English are followed, except that the Arabic article al is lowercased in all positions.
- (b) Diacritics are used with both upper and lower case letters in romanization.
10. Foreign words. Foreign words in an Azerbaijani context, including Persian and Arabic words, are romanized according to the rules for Azerbaijani. For short vowels not indicated in the script, the Azerbaijani vowels nearest the original pronunciation of the word are supplied in romanization.
| safīnat al-nacāt | ﺳﻔﻴﻨة اﻟﻨﺠﺎت | ||
| şāhanşāhī | ﺷﺎﻫﻨﺸﺎﻫﻰ | ||
| kāpītālāsyon | ﻛﺎﭘﻴﺘﺎالﺳﻴﻮن |
