Template:Transliteration



Usage
This template is intended to ultimately replace all "transliteration" templates (like . These templates are still  usable, but they  just transclude this one (e.g.   is a shortcut for  ).

At present, this template is explicitly aware of individual css classes: pending a smarter solution in MediaWiki:Common.css.
 * "latinx" (default)
 * "IAST" (from IAST)
 * "Arabic Unicode" (from ArabDIN)
 * "Semitic Unicode" (fropm semxlit)

There are two ways of using this template: with or without specifying the transliteration scheme used:


 * two parameters:  means that "al-Khwarizmi" is a transliteration from the Arabic in a loose or unspecified scheme.
 * three parameters:  the second parameter specifies the scheme used (DIN vs. ALA).    is equivalent to , and   to.

examples:
 * al-Khwarizmi / DIN 31635: al-Ḫuwārizmī / ISO 233: al-H̱uwārizmī / ALA: al-Khwārizmī
 * RTGST: phasa thai / ISO 11940: p̣hās̄ʹāthịy