additional rules for putting back on ʾalif al-waṣl with \arbnull{}

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arabluatex_novoc.lua b/arabluatex_novoc.lua
index cc29371..95a19ef 100644
--- a/arabluatex_novoc.lua
+++ b/arabluatex_novoc.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ tanwinnv = {
    {a="([اآ])(ء)%-?(aN)", b="%1%2"}, --new
    {a="([^TA])%-?(aN)", b="%1ا"},
    {a="%-?(iNI?)", b=""},
+   -- ʾalif al-waṣl: put it back on with \arbnull
+   {a="(O[%S]-)([%'a]l%-)(O)(\"?[uai])", b="%4"},
    -- initial straight double quote gives a connective ʾalif. This has
    -- nothing to do with the tanwīn, but I put it here for time being.
    {a="^\"", b="ٱ"},