Buckwalter to Arabic converter
Each symbol of the original Buckwalter table is swapped for its Arabic letter or mark, so output from morphological analyzers becomes readable.
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How to use it
- Enter buckwalter text.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
Buckwalter table: A=ا, b=ب, t=ت, v=ث, j=ج, H=ح, x=خ, *=ذ, $=ش, S=ص, D=ض, T=ط, Z=ظ, E=ع, g=غ, p=ة, Y=ى, '=ء, >=أ, <=إ, |=آ, &=ؤ, }=ئ, a=fatha, u=damma, i=kasra, o=sukun, ~=shadda, F N K for tanwin.
Example
Result: Arabic text: كِتابٌ جَمِيلٌ; Characters converted: 13.
kitAbN jamiylN
كِتابٌ جَمِيلٌ
Limits and caveats
- Case matters in Buckwalter (H=ح, h=ه), so keep the original capitals.
- Ordinary English mixed into the input is converted too, so paste Buckwalter only.
Questions about this tool
What is Buckwalter transliteration?
A scheme by Tim Buckwalter that writes Arabic in ASCII with one character per Arabic letter, used by corpora such as the Quranic Arabic Corpus.
Are Persian letters supported?
Yes, the extended table includes P=پ, J=چ, V=ڤ and G=گ.
What does { stand for?
It is alef wasla ٱ, and ` is the superscript (dagger) alef.