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Arabic Manuscript Ligature Source Token Tool

Record an explicit source-specific ligature transcription and expansion without automatically expanding arbitrary manuscript text.

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Description

Quote both text forms with JSON serialization and join them with an expansion arrow and locator.

Source-scoped cultural and historical records preserve an edition, naming convention, or local identifier. Literal agreement is useful bookkeeping but does not establish interpretation, authenticity, or authority.

Quote both text forms with JSON serialization and join them with an expansion arrow and locator.

When to use this tool

Use Arabic Manuscript Ligature Source Token when you need a precise source-token or range consistency check.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter transcribedLigature, expansion, sourceLocator. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty transcribedLigature, expansion, and sourceLocator. Quote both text forms with JSON serialization and join them with an expansion arrow and locator.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
transcribedLigatureTranscribed LigatureRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
expansionExpansionRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
sourceLocatorSource LocatorRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenToken in the supported spelling; inspect the accepted grammar above.Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "transcribedLigature": "ﻻ",
    "expansion": "لا",
    "sourceLocator": "12v:3"
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "\"ﻻ\" → \"لا\" [12v:3]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The expansion is caller supplied; script shaping, linguistic equivalence, source accuracy, and reuse rights are not established.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Consult the source edition and relevant community or scholarly guidance before interpreting or reusing the material.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: middle-eastern-studies/arabic-manuscript-ligature-source-token — tool.io

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