The international standard ISO 233 establishes a system for romanization of Arabic script. It was supplemented by ISO 233-2 in 1993 which is specific for Arabic language.
1984 edition
The table below shows the consonants for the Arabic language.
ArabicLatinUnicodeNotesHexDecˌ02CC716hamza without carrier - low vertical lineˈ02C8712hamza above carrier - vertical line (high) hamza below carrier (= alif)ʾ02BE702modifier letter right half ringBbTtṮṯ1E6E1E6F77907791Ǧǧ01E601E7486487Ḥḥ1E241E2577167717H̱ẖH+03311E96H+8177830DdḎḏ1E0E1E0F76947695RrZzSsŠš01600161352353Ṣṣ1E621E6377787779Ḍḍ1E0C1E0D76927693Ṭṭ1E6C1E6D77887789Ẓẓ1E921E9378267827ʿ02BF703modifier letter left half ringĠġ01200121288289FfQqKkLlMmNnHhT̈ẗT+03081E97T+7767831combining diaeresisWwYyỲỳ1EF21EF379227923
ISO 233-2:1993 ISO 233-2:1993 is an ISO schema for the simplified transliteration of Arabic characters into Roman characters and is dedicated to "Arabic language – Simplified transliteration".
This transliteration system was adopted as an amendment to ISO 233:1984. It is used mainly in library context, and was introduced because ISO 233 was not meeting the indexing purposes, which are essential for the consistency of library catalogs.
According to ISO 233-2(1993), Arabic words are vocalized prior to romanization.
ISO 233-2 is used in French librariesTranslittération des caractères arabes en caractères latins - Partie 2: Langue arabe - Translittération simplifiée (2010) and in North African libraries, and is recommended by ISSN for establishing key titles when cataloguing serials.
ISO 233-3:2023 ISO 233-3:2023 (previous version: ISO 233-3:1999) is dedicated to "Persian language – Simplified transliteration".
ISO/R 233:1961 ISO/R 233 is an earlier standard that has been withdrawn.
See also Arabic transliteration DIN 31635 List of ISO transliterations
References
External links Transliteration of Non-Roman Scripts -A collection of writing systems and transliteration tables, by Thomas T. Pedersen. PDF reference charts include ISO 233. ISO 233:1984 ISO 233-2:1993 ISO 233-3:1999 ISO 233-3:2023