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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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Feb 20, 2024 · by Kamala Thiagarajan, BBC, London, February 12, 2024. Coastal towns across southern India still reveal how medieval travellers once used the power of language to further trade and forge deep connections. One warm summer evening in 2008, when Mohamed Sultan Baqavi was a 26-year-old student at Arabic College in the South Indian town of Vellore ...
Mar 14, 2023 · Arwi Arabic script in a tombstone at Kilakarai in one of the oldest mosques of India, the Old Jumma Masjid of Kilakarai. Image: Public domain The Arwi system of writing originated in Kayalpatnam, an ancient Arab outpost in the Coromandel coast.
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. Aftab Husain Kola - Special to Al Arabiya English.
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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] He also founder of Aroosiyatul Qadiriya tariqa (branch of qadiri Sufi order). [2]
Feb 26, 2024 · The detailed story of Arwi’s birth is fascinating and deserves a blockbuster Tamil series on OTT: “To understand how Arwi originated and how it evolved, one must travel to South India’s coastal towns that are predominantly Muslim settlements. Kilakarai, 530km south of Tamil Nadu’s capital city of Chennai, is one such town.