1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arabluatex.lua b/arabluatex.lua
index 527be3b..294e75f 100644
--- a/arabluatex.lua
+++ b/arabluatex.lua
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ local function indnum(str)
    return str
 end
 
+local function processdiscretionary(str)
+   str = string.gsub(str, "\\%-", "\\-{}")
+   return str
+end
+
 local function processarbnull(str, scheme)
    if scheme == "buckwalter" then
       str = string.gsub(str, "(\\arbnull.?)(%b{})", function(tag, body)
@@ -558,6 +563,7 @@ end
 
 function processtrans(str, mode, rules, scheme)
    str = "\\arb{".. str.."}"
+   str = processdiscretionary(str)
    str = processarbnull(str, scheme)
    str = takeoutabjad(str)
    str = protectarb(str)