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To search the Library catalogue, use the Library of Congress romanization tables for Arabic, Ottoman Turkish, Persian and Urdu.
For other ALA-LC romanization Tables click here.
Another common romanization styles are that of the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES) and the Iranian Studies scheme.
Suggested fonts for the romanization: Unicode fonts
We thank Hind Alessa for the idea of developing this guide, and her invaluable contributions in identifying relevant sources.
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