1 files changed, 15 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/arabluatex.lua b/arabluatex.lua
index 2cf249a..5c167e8 100644
--- a/arabluatex.lua
+++ b/arabluatex.lua
@@ -670,39 +670,21 @@ function cap(str)
                         body = string.sub(body, 2, -2)
                         return string.format("%s", body)
    end)
-   -- protect bn[uai] (next line):
-   str = string.gsub(str, "(%s)(%'?bn)", "%1{%2}")
-   if string.find(str, "[^\\]%-['`ʾʿ]") then
-      str = string.gsub(str, "([^\\]%-['`])(%a)", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "([^\\]%-ʿ)(%a)", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "([^\\]%-ʾ)(%a)", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-   end
-   if string.find(str, "[^\\]%-[^'`ʾʿ]") then
-      str = string.gsub(str, "([^\\]%-)(%a)", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-   end
-   if string.find(str, "^['`ʾʿ]") then
-      str = string.gsub(str, "^(['`])(%a)$", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "^(ʿ)(%a)$", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "^(ʾ)(%a)$", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "^(['`])(%a)([^%-])", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}%3")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "^(ʿ)(%a)([^%-])", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}%3")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "^(ʾ)(%a)([^%-])", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}%3")
-   end
-   if string.find(str, "%s['`ʾʿ]") then
-      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s['`])(%a)$", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "(%sʿ)(%a)$", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "(%sʾ)(%a)$", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s['`])(%a)([^%-])", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}%3")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "(%sʿ)(%a)([^%-])", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}%3")
-      str = string.gsub(str, "(%sʾ)(%a)([^%-])", "%1\\MakeUppercase{%2}%3")
-   end
-   if string.find(str, "%s[ibtṯjgḥḫdḏrzsšṣḍṭẓġfqklmnhwyč]") then
-      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s)([ibtṯjgḥḫdḏrzsšṣḍṭẓġfqklmnhwyč])", "%1\\MakeUppercase %2")
-   end
-   if string.find(str, "^[ibtṯjgḥḫdḏrzsšṣḍṭẓġfqklmnhwyč]") then
-      str = string.gsub(str, "^([ibtṯjgḥḫdḏrzsšṣḍṭẓġfqklmnhwyč])", "\\MakeUppercase %1")
-   end
-return "\\txtrans{"..str.."}"
+   for i = 1,#lcuc do
+      str = string.gsub(str, "^([%S]-%-)"..lcuc[i].a, "{%1"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s)([%S]-%-)"..lcuc[i].a, "%1{%2"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "^([%S]-%-ʿ)"..lcuc[i].a, "{%1"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s)([%S]-%-ʿ)"..lcuc[i].a, "%1{%2"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "^([%S]-%-ʾ)"..lcuc[i].a, "{%1"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s)([%S]-%-ʾ)"..lcuc[i].a, "%1{%2"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "^(ʾ)"..lcuc[i].a, "{%1"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s)(ʾ)"..lcuc[i].a, "%1{%2"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "^(ʿ)"..lcuc[i].a, "{%1"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s)(ʿ)"..lcuc[i].a, "%1{%2"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "^"..lcuc[i].a, "{%1"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+      str = string.gsub(str, "(%s)"..lcuc[i].a, "%1{%2"..lcuc[i].b.."}")
+   end
+   return "\\txtrans{"..str.."}"
 end
 
 -- this function is adapted from an 'obsolete project' of Khaled