Saturday, July 31, 2010

Transliteration

The practice of converting a text from one writing system into another in a systematic way:

Transliteration

Transliteration means to represent or spell in the characters of another alphabet.

Examples:

Greek word: Ευαγγέλιο
Transliteration: Euaggelio (that is Gospel, one of the first four New Testament books telling of the life)

Persian word: کباب
Transliteration: Kabob (that means Kebab meaning cubes of meat, as lamb or beef, marinated and cooked on a skewer)

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