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transliterate

[tran′slid·ə‚rāt]
(computer science)
To represent the characters or words of one language by corresponding characters or words of another language.
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In the translation of An-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths, Ezzeddin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies chose to translate some SL words into partially-equivalent TL words rather than to transliterate them.
Islamic religious terms in English--translation vs. transliteration in Ezzeddin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies' translation of An-Nawawi's forty Hadiths
This is why it is possible to transliterate a Sanskrit manuscript from the Indian Subcontinent, an Old Javanese manuscript whether from West Java, from the Merapi-Merbabu scriptoria, or from Bali, and a Sanskrit/Khmer inscription from Cambodia according to the same--or in any event consistent--principles.
The Romanisation of Indic script used in ancient Indonesia
While it is used inconsistently to transliterate the letter gayn (og1i, 2b/1; alacagim, 15a/3; vs.
The Kaymakam of Rumelia's 'Record Book of Complaints
always transliterate qaf with q, kha with kh, and kaf with k.
Rendering the language of Daad
Readers should note that the book does not usually transliterate Hebrew and Greek characters.
Icons of Power: Ritual Practices in Late Antiquity
Aquila and Theodition both transliterate it (A: [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]; Th: [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]).
"Your dove-eyes among your hairlocks:" Language and authority in fray Luis de Leon's respuesta que desde su proision da a sus emulos (*)
This is regrettable, though I fully understand that, with limited personnel and resources, it takes time to transliterate, let alone hand-copy, every last tablet at the disposal of the team of the Missione Archeologica Italiana in Siria.
I Nomi di luogo dei testi di Ebla (ARET I-IV, VII-X e' altri documenti editi e inediti)
This is still a very speculative reading of a term that has important ramifications for interpretations of the Abbasid revolution; insofar as translating it gives undue credence to Shaban's theory, a decision just to transliterate it would have been preferable.
The History of al-Tabari, vols. 27, 29, 30, 32, 33
In his chapter "Proustiennes," he transliterates the tonalities of a Wagnerian leitmotiv -- "Longues phrases qui se deploient par vagues successives et se retirent" -- concluding with, "comment ne pas voir dans le systeme wagnerien une image non seulement du style de Proust mais de son projet lui-meme.
La Vraie Nature des ombres. (Fiction)

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