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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.
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Feb 12, 2024 · 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...
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Arwi or Arabu-Tamil 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 was used extensively by the Muslim minority of the Tamil Nadu state of India and Sri Lanka.
Sahib al-Jalwa Shahul Hamid, Sahib al-Khalwa Abdul Qadir, A. M. Wappachi Marikkar. Imamul Aroos (1816–1898) also known Quthubu zamaan Mappillai Lebbai Alim was scholar, writer, poet, preacher and reformer. He was one notable contributor for Arwi (Arabic Tamil) literature. [1]
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Sri Lankan Moors (Tamil: இலங்கைச் சோனகர், romanized: Ilaṅkaic Cōṉakar; Arwi: اَیلَࢳَیچْ چٗونَكَرْ ; Sinhala: ලංකා යෝනක, romanized: Lanka Yonaka; formerly Ceylon Moors; colloquially referred to as Sri Lankan Muslims) are an ethnic minority group in Sri Lanka, comprising 9.3% ...
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Sep 7, 2018 · Features. Arwi is the link language that was born by integrating Tamil and Arabic scripts used by Tamil Muslims when Islam entered south India. (Supplied) Arwi, the Arabic-influenced dialect of Tamil, struggles for survival in India. Follow. URL Copied. Aftab Husain Kola - Special to Al Arabiya English.
Arabuttamil/Arwi was a unique language which is a mixture of both Arabic and Tamil languages, written in the Arabic script and following the Tamil grammat ical pattern and was used by the Tamil Muslims for a long time.