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| 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.
| 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' |
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 |
