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Arwi (أَرْوِيُّ ʾArwīyyᵘ) or Arabu-Tamil (Tamil: அரபுத்தமிழ் Araputtamiḻ) is an Arabic-influenced dialect of the Tamil language written with an extension of the Arabic alphabet, with extensive lexical and phonetic influences from the Arabic language. Arwi has been used extensively by the Muslims of the ...
Feb 12, 2024 · Arwi: The lost language of the Arab-Tamils. (Image credit: Sandipan Dutta/Alamy) By Kamala Thiagarajan 12th February 2024. Coastal towns across southern India still reveal how medieval...
Sep 7, 2018 · Evolved as a result of the interactions between Arabs and Tamils in medieval times, Arwi or Arabu-Tamil is an Arabic influenced dialect of Tamil written with an extension of the Arabic alphabet with extensive lexical and phonetic influences from Arabic. A call to revive the language is getting vocal. Dr.
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Contents. hide. (Top) See also. External links. References. Arwi Muslims are Tamil -speaking Muslims. [1] Arwi is an Arabic -influenced dialect of Tamil written with an extension of the Arabic alphabet. [2] See also. Thaika Shuaib. External links. Shu’ayb, Tayka. Arabic, Arwi and Persian in Sarandib and Tamil Nadu. Madras: Imāmul 'Arūs Trust, 1993.
Arwi is a variety of Tamil used by Muslims in Tamil Nadu in India, and in Sri Lanka. It is written with the Arabic script, and helps Tamil Muslims to learn Arabic so that they can read the Quran and other literary works in Arabic.
Feb 26, 2024 · This language, Arwi, was spoken in the coastal towns of Tamilnadu and in Sri Lanka: “Arwi dates to the 8th Century CE when travel and trade in the medieval world sparked a curious intermingling of tongues. It leapt to prominence in the 17th Century, when more Muslim Arab traders landed in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which was full ...
Feb 13, 2024 · The Arabic that the traders spoke intermingled with the local language of Tamil to create what scholars call Arabu Tamil, or Arwi. The script employs a modified alphabet of Arabic, but the actual words and their meanings are borrowed from the local Tamil dialect. “Arabic Tamil, called Arwi, was just one of the many languages that found ...
