Numerals display for the AraSVD translation

[Sami Abdel Malik]

There are two problems related to Arabic numerals display for the Arabic translation.

In this post, I cover the first which is of minor impact and is to do with the shape of the numerals. In a following post, I will cover the second issue which is a serious one and is to do with the order of displaying the chapter:verse in the scripture text panel.

Numeral shapes:

In the Arab world, strangely, we don't use the Arabic numbers' shapes (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) but instead, we use Indian shapes (٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩).  All printed Arabic Bibles (and newspapers, magazines, etc.) use the Indian shapes. 

In STEP, the scripture text panel correctly shows Indian shapes, while the list of books uses the Arabic numbers' shapes. So, the following needs correction:

1صم  to  ١صم

2صم to ٢صم

1مل to ١مل

2مل to ٢مل

1أخ to ١أخ

2أخ to ٢أخ

1كو to ١كو

2كو to ٢كو

1تس to ١تس

2تس to ٢تس

1تي to ١تي

2تي to ٢تي

1بط to ١بط

2بط to ٢بط

1يو to ١يو 

2يو to ٢يو 

3يو to ٣يو