Add Kurdish Support

Hello guys,

I am wonder if you could add missed Arabic-based Kurdish characters to the default charts, so the Font Designers would care about providing those characters also to support Kurdish in their fonts.

The missed characters are:

Character Unicode Code Point Name Example
ڕ U+0695 ARABIC LETTER REH WITH SMALL V BELOW ڕووبەڕوو
ڤ U+06A4 ARABIC LETTER VEH ڤیان
ڵ U+06B5 ARABIC LETTER LAM WITH SMALL V پڵاو
ۆ U+06C6 ARABIC LETTER OE دۆلان
ێ U+06CE ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH SMALL V پێرێ
ە U+06D5 ARABIC LETTER AE بەهرەمەند

NOTE:
The complete details can be found here:

If there is any more question or needed to check something with Kurdish characters, I will be available to help.

Thank you.

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I’m not a Glyphs dev but interested in the topic. Just to check what positional variants and components are needed, I typed the following:
ڕ ـڕ
ڤ ڤڤڤ
ڵ ڵڵڵ
ۆ ـۆ
ێ ێێێ
ە ەەە

  • YEH seems to take dots in the initial and medial positions; is that correct?
  • Does AE only exist in the isolated form?
  • I also noticed that PEH should be in Kurdish (not part of the Arabic language) and is being left out. Could you expand the list to include all the missing letters?

As a side note, I’m all for adding more language options to the side menu, but this discussion opens up a discussion of other 30+ languages that could be considered. Pashto speakers seem to be twice to thrice larger in number than Kurdish, for example.

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Also checking in for the positional variants. This is what I have based on our existing glyph data. Can you copy this list and paste it in Glyph > Add Glyphs… (Cmd-Shift-G), and see if something is missing?

yehHamzaabove-ar
yehHamzaabove-ar.medi
yehHamzaabove-ar.init
yehHamzaabove-ar.fina
alef-ar
alef-ar.fina
beh-ar
beh-ar.medi
beh-ar.init
beh-ar.fina
teh-ar
teh-ar.medi
teh-ar.init
teh-ar.fina
jeem-ar
jeem-ar.medi
jeem-ar.init
jeem-ar.fina
hah-ar
hah-ar.medi
hah-ar.init
hah-ar.fina
khah-ar
khah-ar.medi
khah-ar.init
khah-ar.fina
dal-ar
dal-ar.fina
reh-ar
reh-ar.fina
zain-ar
zain-ar.fina
seen-ar
seen-ar.medi
seen-ar.init
seen-ar.fina
sheen-ar
sheen-ar.medi
sheen-ar.init
sheen-ar.fina
ain-ar
ain-ar.medi
ain-ar.init
ain-ar.fina
ghain-ar
ghain-ar.medi
ghain-ar.init
ghain-ar.fina
feh-ar
feh-ar.medi
feh-ar.init
feh-ar.fina
qaf-ar
qaf-ar.medi
qaf-ar.init
qaf-ar.fina
lam-ar
lam-ar.medi
lam-ar.init
lam-ar.fina
meem-ar
meem-ar.medi
meem-ar.init
meem-ar.fina
noon-ar
noon-ar.medi
noon-ar.init
noon-ar.fina
heh-ar
heh-ar.medi
heh-ar.init
heh-ar.fina
waw-ar
waw-ar.fina
peh-ar
peh-ar.medi
peh-ar.init
peh-ar.fina
tcheh-ar
tcheh-ar.medi
tcheh-ar.init
tcheh-ar.fina
rehVbelow-ar
jeh-ar
jeh-ar.fina
veh-ar
veh-ar.medi
veh-ar.init
veh-ar.fina
keheh-ar
keheh-ar.medi
keheh-ar.init
keheh-ar.fina
gaf-ar
gaf-ar.medi
gaf-ar.init
gaf-ar.fina
lamVabove-ar
oe-ar
oe-ar.fina
yeh-farsi
yeh-farsi.medi
yeh-farsi.init
yeh-farsi.fina
yehVabove-ar
yehVabove-ar.medi
yehVabove-ar.init
yehVabove-ar.fina
ae-ar
ae-ar.fina
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Regarding your questions, respectively:

  • No, In Arabic, the characters have dots above and below on some of their characters. In Kurdish, we have inverted circumflex/diacritic, something like [ ◌̌ ].
  • Again, No. AE, has the ISOLATED and FINAL forms.
  • For PEH, you are right, but as far as Arabic and Persian characters mostly are supported, that’s why I only mentioned those not in Kurdish. Most of the Persian and Kurdish characters are the same. Here is a complete list of Kurdish characters:
Character Unicode Code Point Name example
ئ U+0626 ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE ئێستا
ا U+0627 ARABIC LETTER ALEF دار
ب U+0628 ARABIC LETTER BEH باران
ت U+062A ARABIC LETTER TEH تەماتە
ج U+062C ARABIC LETTER JEEM جوان
ح U+062D ARABIC LETTER HAH حەوت
خ U+062E ARABIC LETTER KHAH خاتوون
د U+062F ARABIC LETTER DAL دابان
ر U+0631 ARABIC LETTER REH کورد
ز U+0632 ARABIC LETTER ZAIN زین
س U+0633 ARABIC LETTER SEEN سیمین
ش U+0634 ARABIC LETTER SHEEN شیاو
ع U+0639 ARABIC LETTER AIN عەرەبی
غ U+063A ARABIC LETTER GHAIN غوربەت
ف U+0641 ARABIC LETTER FEH فەڕش
ق U+0642 ARABIC LETTER QAF قیست
ل U+0644 ARABIC LETTER LAM لێوانلێو
م U+0645 ARABIC LETTER MEEM مەم
ن U+0646 ARABIC LETTER NOON نێوان
ه U+0647 ARABIC LETTER HEH هاوار
و U+0648 ARABIC LETTER WAW وریا
پ U+067E ARABIC LETTER PEH پیتۆڵ
چ U+0686 ARABIC LETTER TCHEH چوارچێوە
ڕ U+0695 ARABIC LETTER REH WITH SMALL V BELOW ڕووبەڕوو
ژ U+0698 ARABIC LETTER JEH ژیان
ڤ U+06A4 ARABIC LETTER VEH ڤیان
ک U+06A9 ARABIC LETTER KEHEH کەرکووک
گ U+06AF ARABIC LETTER GAF گورگ
ڵ U+06B5 ARABIC LETTER LAM WITH SMALL V پڵاو
ۆ U+06C6 ARABIC LETTER OE دۆلان
ی U+06CC ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH سیر
ێ U+06CE ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH SMALL V پێرێ
ە U+06D5 ARABIC LETTER AE بەهرەمەند

If Arabic and Persian characters are supported, only these six characters needed to be added for Kurdish to be supported:

Character Unicode Code Point Name Example
ڕ U+0695 ARABIC LETTER REH WITH SMALL V BELOW ڕووبەڕوو
ڤ U+06A4 ARABIC LETTER VEH ڤیان
ڵ U+06B5 ARABIC LETTER LAM WITH SMALL V پڵاو
ۆ U+06C6 ARABIC LETTER OE دۆلان
ێ U+06CE ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH SMALL V پێرێ
ە U+06D5 ARABIC LETTER AE بەهرەمەند

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I’ll try to check and let you know ASAP.

I would put all glyphs that are not in the basic Arabic lists into each language subgroup. This will produce some overlap but that is not a problem.

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If the provided list of Arabic range is including the Persian characters also, we need only 6 more characters to support Kurdish as well.

As far as I don’t have a Mac at the moment, I asked a friend to install glyphsapp and check these characters if all the characters included or not. Based on the above screenshot I have got, no. Some characters such as [ ڵ ], has all four different shapes exactly like [ ل ]. Or for [ ڕ ] we need both ISOLATED and FINAL exactly such as characters [ ر ] or [ ژ ] or [ ز ]. For [ ە ] (U+06D5) we have only two possible shapes. ISOLATED and FINAL. In both of them, the following character should NOT join to the next character. only it should be close to it. Some examples: [ بەهار - فەڕەنسا - هەولێر ]. It is different from [ ه / U+0647 ]. HEH will join the the characters after it. But AE should NOT.

Here in this image, I have tried to show all the possible shapes which might have.

If need more clarification, I will try to be available until all misunderstandings will be sorted out.

Thank you all for your efforts and kind assistance in adding support to Kurdish.

General Unicode ISOLATED INITIAL MEDIAL FINAL
0695 ڕ - - ـڕ
06A4 ڤ ڤـ ـڤـ ـڤ
06B5 ڵ ڵـ ـڵـ ـڵ
06C6 ۆ - - ـۆ
06CE ێ ێـ ـێـ ـێ
06D5 ە - - ـە

Note that I have used (‎U+0640 - ARABIC TATWEEL) for making INITIAL, MEDIAL, FINAL like for characters.

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So, what was missing was:

rehVbelow-ar.fina
lamVabove-ar.init
lamVabove-ar.medi
lamVabove-ar.fina

They will be in the next update.

The image shows initial shapes for rehVbelow-ar (0695) and oe-ar (06C6), but I assume that is a mistake.

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what is wrong with them (0695 and 06C6)? In initial position, they are not join to any character.
The missed ones in your list were:

  • wrong list of [ ێ ] in all four shapes. they should be exactly like [ ی ] in shape, the difference will be that inverted circumflex.
  • final [ ڕ ] is not included. YOU MENTIONED IT!
  • final [ ە ] should be like final [ HEH - ه ] in shape.
  • Not all four shapes of [ ڵ ] included. This one also is exactly like [ ل ] in shape. the only difference is the inverted circumflex. YOU MENTIONED IT!

I think I have that in my list. Yeh with V above appears as isolated, initial, medial, final:

Same for ae:

Do not trust the preview in the screenshot too much. This is just the representation of the system font, which may not be accurate. Better to look at the names: the suffixes .init, .medi and .fina indicate the position. Isolated is the default (no suffix).

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Oh! thus, everything will be fine with next update. Thank you for your kind efforts.

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Dears,

Since I don’t use a Mac, I’m unable to stay updated on the latest developments regarding GlyphsApp. I did test it on a VM in 2022, but I would like to request a thorough verification to ensure that all Kurdish characters are now fully supported.

This is the current Kurdish glyphset:

alef-ar
alef-ar.fina
beh-ar
beh-ar.fina
beh-ar.medi
beh-ar.init
peh-ar
peh-ar.fina
peh-ar.medi
peh-ar.init
teh-ar
teh-ar.fina
teh-ar.medi
teh-ar.init
jeem-ar
jeem-ar.fina
jeem-ar.medi
jeem-ar.init
tcheh-ar
tcheh-ar.fina
tcheh-ar.medi
tcheh-ar.init
hah-ar
hah-ar.fina
hah-ar.medi
hah-ar.init
khah-ar
khah-ar.fina
khah-ar.medi
khah-ar.init
dal-ar
dal-ar.fina
reh-ar
reh-ar.fina
zain-ar
zain-ar.fina
rehVbelow-ar
rehVbelow-ar.fina
jeh-ar
jeh-ar.fina
seen-ar
seen-ar.fina
seen-ar.medi
seen-ar.init
sheen-ar
sheen-ar.fina
sheen-ar.medi
sheen-ar.init
ain-ar
ain-ar.fina
ain-ar.medi
ain-ar.init
ghain-ar
ghain-ar.fina
ghain-ar.medi
ghain-ar.init
feh-ar
feh-ar.fina
feh-ar.medi
feh-ar.init
veh-ar
veh-ar.fina
veh-ar.medi
veh-ar.init
qaf-ar
qaf-ar.fina
qaf-ar.medi
qaf-ar.init
keheh-ar
keheh-ar.fina
keheh-ar.medi
keheh-ar.init
gaf-ar
gaf-ar.fina
gaf-ar.medi
gaf-ar.init
lam-ar
lam-ar.fina
lam-ar.medi
lam-ar.init
lamVabove-ar
lamVabove-ar.init
lamVabove-ar.medi
lamVabove-ar.fina
meem-ar
meem-ar.fina
meem-ar.medi
meem-ar.init
noon-ar
noon-ar.fina
noon-ar.medi
noon-ar.init
heh-ar
heh-ar.fina
heh-ar.medi
heh-ar.init
waw-ar
waw-ar.fina
oe-ar
oe-ar.fina
yehHamzaabove-ar
yehHamzaabove-ar.fina
yehHamzaabove-ar.medi
yehHamzaabove-ar.init
yehVabove-ar
yehVabove-ar.fina
yehVabove-ar.medi
yehVabove-ar.init
yehFarsi-ar
yehFarsi-ar.fina
yehFarsi-ar.medi
yehFarsi-ar.init
ae-ar
ae-ar.fina
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I will check them out one more time.

Hello,

I am pleased to share the most recent update regarding the characters that Glyphs App should include for Central Kurdish language support (CKB). You can find the details here:

github[.]com/0xdolan/arabic-range-unicode-data/blob/main/ckb_kurdish_glyph.md

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Kurdish Glyphset Code Point Character Character Name Category Range Range Name
alef-ar U+0627 ا ARABIC LETTER ALEF Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
alef-ar U+FE8D ARABIC LETTER ALEF ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
alef-ar.fina U+FE8E ARABIC LETTER ALEF FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
beh-ar U+0628 ب ARABIC LETTER BEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
beh-ar U+FE8F ARABIC LETTER BEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
beh-ar.fina U+FE90 ARABIC LETTER BEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
beh-ar.init U+FE91 ARABIC LETTER BEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
beh-ar.medi U+FE92 ARABIC LETTER BEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
peh-ar U+067E پ ARABIC LETTER PEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
peh-ar U+FB56 ARABIC LETTER PEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
peh-ar.fina U+FB57 ARABIC LETTER PEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
peh-ar.init U+FB58 ARABIC LETTER PEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
peh-ar.medi U+FB59 ARABIC LETTER PEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
teh-ar U+062A ت ARABIC LETTER TEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
teh-ar U+FE95 ARABIC LETTER TEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
teh-ar.fina U+FE96 ARABIC LETTER TEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
teh-ar.init U+FE97 ARABIC LETTER TEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
teh-ar.medi U+FE98 ARABIC LETTER TEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
jeem-ar U+062C ج ARABIC LETTER JEEM Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
jeem-ar U+FE9D ARABIC LETTER JEEM ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
jeem-ar.fina U+FE9E ARABIC LETTER JEEM FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
jeem-ar.init U+FE9F ARABIC LETTER JEEM INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
jeem-ar.medi U+FEA0 ARABIC LETTER JEEM MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
tcheh-ar U+0686 چ ARABIC LETTER TCHEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
tcheh-ar U+FB7A ARABIC LETTER TCHEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
tcheh-ar.fina U+FB7B ARABIC LETTER TCHEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
tcheh-ar.init U+FB7C ARABIC LETTER TCHEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
tcheh-ar.medi U+FB7D ARABIC LETTER TCHEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
hah-ar U+062D ح ARABIC LETTER HAH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
hah-ar U+FEA1 ARABIC LETTER HAH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
hah-ar.fina U+FEA2 ARABIC LETTER HAH FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
hah-ar.init U+FEA3 ARABIC LETTER HAH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
hah-ar.medi U+FEA4 ARABIC LETTER HAH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
khah-ar U+062E خ ARABIC LETTER KHAH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
khah-ar U+FEA5 ARABIC LETTER KHAH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
khah-ar.fina U+FEA6 ARABIC LETTER KHAH FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
khah-ar.init U+FEA7 ARABIC LETTER KHAH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
khah-ar.medi U+FEA8 ARABIC LETTER KHAH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
dal-ar U+062F د ARABIC LETTER DAL Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
dal-ar U+FEA9 ARABIC LETTER DAL ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
dal-ar.fina U+FEAA ARABIC LETTER DAL FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
reh-ar U+0631 ر ARABIC LETTER REH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
reh-ar U+FEAD ARABIC LETTER REH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
reh-ar.fina U+FEAE ARABIC LETTER REH FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
zain-ar U+0632 ز ARABIC LETTER ZAIN Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
zain-ar U+FEAF ARABIC LETTER ZAIN ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
zain-ar.fina U+FEB0 ARABIC LETTER ZAIN FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
rehVbelow-ar U+0695 ڕ ARABIC LETTER REH WITH SMALL V BELOW Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
rehVbelow-ar.fina U+ ـڕ
jeh-ar U+0698 ژ ARABIC LETTER JEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
jeh-ar U+FB8A ARABIC LETTER JEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
jeh-ar.fina U+FB8B ARABIC LETTER JEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
seen-ar U+0633 س ARABIC LETTER SEEN Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
seen-ar U+FEB1 ARABIC LETTER SEEN ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
seen-ar.fina U+FEB2 ARABIC LETTER SEEN FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
seen-ar.init U+FEB3 ARABIC LETTER SEEN INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
seen-ar.medi U+FEB4 ARABIC LETTER SEEN MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
sheen-ar U+0634 ش ARABIC LETTER SHEEN Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
sheen-ar U+FEB5 ARABIC LETTER SHEEN ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
sheen-ar.fina U+FEB6 ARABIC LETTER SHEEN FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
sheen-ar.init U+FEB7 ARABIC LETTER SHEEN INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
sheen-ar.medi U+FEB8 ARABIC LETTER SHEEN MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
ain-ar U+0639 ع ARABIC LETTER AIN Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
ain-ar U+FEC9 ARABIC LETTER AIN ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
ain-ar.fina U+FECA ARABIC LETTER AIN FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
ain-ar.init U+FECB ARABIC LETTER AIN INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
ain-ar.medi U+FECC ARABIC LETTER AIN MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
ghain-ar U+063A غ ARABIC LETTER GHAIN Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
ghain-ar U+FECD ARABIC LETTER GHAIN ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
ghain-ar.fina U+FECE ARABIC LETTER GHAIN FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
ghain-ar.init U+FECF ARABIC LETTER GHAIN INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
ghain-ar.medi U+FED0 ARABIC LETTER GHAIN MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
feh-ar U+0641 ف ARABIC LETTER FEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
feh-ar U+FED1 ARABIC LETTER FEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
feh-ar.fina U+FED2 ARABIC LETTER FEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
feh-ar.init U+FED3 ARABIC LETTER FEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
feh-ar.medi U+FED4 ARABIC LETTER FEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
veh-ar U+06A4 ڤ ARABIC LETTER VEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
veh-ar U+FB6A ARABIC LETTER VEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
veh-ar.fina U+FB6B ARABIC LETTER VEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
veh-ar.init U+FB6C ARABIC LETTER VEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
veh-ar.medi U+FB6D ARABIC LETTER VEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
qaf-ar U+0642 ق ARABIC LETTER QAF Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
qaf-ar U+FED5 ARABIC LETTER QAF ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
qaf-ar.fina U+FED6 ARABIC LETTER QAF FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
qaf-ar.init U+FED7 ARABIC LETTER QAF INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
qaf-ar.medi U+FED8 ARABIC LETTER QAF MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
keheh-ar U+06A9 ک ARABIC LETTER KEHEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
keheh-ar U+FB8E ARABIC LETTER KEHEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
keheh-ar.fina U+FB8F ARABIC LETTER KEHEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
keheh-ar.init U+FB90 ARABIC LETTER KEHEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
keheh-ar.medi U+FB91 ARABIC LETTER KEHEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
gaf-ar U+06AF گ ARABIC LETTER GAF Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
gaf-ar U+FB92 ARABIC LETTER GAF ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
gaf-ar.fina U+FB93 ARABIC LETTER GAF FINAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
gaf-ar.init U+FB94 ARABIC LETTER GAF INITIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
gaf-ar.medi U+FB95 ARABIC LETTER GAF MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
lam-ar U+0644 ل ARABIC LETTER LAM Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
lam-ar U+FEDD ARABIC LETTER LAM ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
lam-ar.fina U+FEDE ARABIC LETTER LAM FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
lam-ar.init U+FEDF ARABIC LETTER LAM INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
lam-ar.medi U+FEE0 ARABIC LETTER LAM MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
lamVabove-ar U+06B5 ڵ ARABIC LETTER LAM WITH SMALL V Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
lamVabove-ar.fina U+ ـڵ
lamVabove-ar.init U+ ڵـ
lamVabove-ar.medi U+ ـڵـ
meem-ar U+0645 م ARABIC LETTER MEEM Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
meem-ar U+FEE1 ARABIC LETTER MEEM ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
meem-ar.fina U+FEE2 ARABIC LETTER MEEM FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
meem-ar.init U+FEE3 ARABIC LETTER MEEM INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
meem-ar.medi U+FEE4 ARABIC LETTER MEEM MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
noon-ar U+0646 ن ARABIC LETTER NOON Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
noon-ar U+FEE5 ARABIC LETTER NOON ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
noon-ar.fina U+FEE6 ARABIC LETTER NOON FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
noon-ar.init U+FEE7 ARABIC LETTER NOON INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
noon-ar.medi U+FEE8 ARABIC LETTER NOON MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
heh-ar U+0647 ه ARABIC LETTER HEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
heh-ar U+FEE9 ARABIC LETTER HEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
heh-ar.fina U+FEEA ARABIC LETTER HEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
heh-ar.init U+FEEB ARABIC LETTER HEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
heh-ar.medi U+FEEC ARABIC LETTER HEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
waw-ar U+0648 و ARABIC LETTER WAW Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
waw-ar U+FEED ARABIC LETTER WAW ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
waw-ar.fina U+FEEE ARABIC LETTER WAW FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
oe-ar U+06C6 ۆ ARABIC LETTER OE Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
oe-ar U+FBD9 ARABIC LETTER OE ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
oe-ar.fina U+FBDA ARABIC LETTER OE FINAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
yehHamzaabove-ar U+0626 ئ ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
yehHamzaabove-ar U+FE89 ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
yehHamzaabove-ar.fina U+FE8A ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
yehHamzaabove-ar.init U+FE8B ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE INITIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
yehHamzaabove-ar.medi U+FE8C ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
yehVabove-ar U+06CE ێ ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH SMALL V Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
yehVabove-ar.fina U+ ـێ
yehVabove-ar.init U+ ێـ
yehVabove-ar.medi U+ ـێـ
yehFarsi-ar U+06CC ی ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
yehFarsi-ar U+FBFC ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
yehFarsi-ar.fina U+FBFD ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH FINAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
yehFarsi-ar.init U+FBFE ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH INITIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
yehFarsi-ar.medi U+FBFF ﯿ ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH MEDIAL FORM Lo U+FB50-U+FDFF Arabic Presentation Forms-A
ae-ar U+06D5 ە ARABIC LETTER AE Lo U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
ae-ar.fina U+ ـە
U+FEFB ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF ISOLATED FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
U+FEFC ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF FINAL FORM Lo U+FE70-U+FEFF Arabic Presentation Forms-B
U+0640 ـ ARABIC TATWEEL Lm U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0660 ٠ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ZERO Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0661 ١ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ONE Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0662 ٢ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT TWO Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0663 ٣ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT THREE Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0664 ٤ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FOUR Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0665 ٥ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FIVE Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0666 ٦ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SIX Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0667 ٧ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SEVEN Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0668 ٨ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT EIGHT Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0669 ٩ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT NINE Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+ ڵا
U+ ـڵا

Note: Please be aware that characters like (ـە), which lack a specific Unicode Code Point, have been represented using (ARABIC TATWEEL) for display purposes in this guide. Additionally, Arabic digits, which are also used in Kurdish, will be addressed.

Kurdish Glyphset Code Point Character Character Name Category Range Range Name
rehVbelow-ar.fina U+ ـڕ
lamVabove-ar.fina U+ ـڵ
lamVabove-ar.init U+ ڵـ
lamVabove-ar.medi U+ ـڵـ
yehVabove-ar.fina U+ ـێ
yehVabove-ar.init U+ ێـ
yehVabove-ar.medi U+ ـێـ
ae-ar.fina U+ ـە
U+ ڵا
U+ ـڵا

Arabic Digits

Kurdish Glyphset Code Point Character Character Name Category Range Range Name
U+0660 ٠ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ZERO Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0661 ١ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ONE Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0662 ٢ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT TWO Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0663 ٣ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT THREE Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0664 ٤ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FOUR Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0665 ٥ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FIVE Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0666 ٦ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SIX Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0667 ٧ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SEVEN Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0668 ٨ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT EIGHT Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic
U+0669 ٩ ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT NINE Nd U+0600-U+06FF Arabic

I have not received any response yet. I’ve made updates to the Central Kurdish (CKB) character list, ensuring that all the necessary characters are included. I kindly request that these updates be considered for future revisions. Thank you for your support and understanding.

So, from what you posted, I have compiiled this list of glyph names (letters only):

alef-ar
alef-ar.fina
beh-ar
beh-ar.fina
beh-ar.init
beh-ar.medi
peh-ar
peh-ar.fina
peh-ar.init
peh-ar.medi
teh-ar
teh-ar.fina
teh-ar.init
teh-ar.medi
jeem-ar
jeem-ar.fina
jeem-ar.init
jeem-ar.medi
tcheh-ar
tcheh-ar.fina
tcheh-ar.init
tcheh-ar.medi
hah-ar
hah-ar.fina
hah-ar.init
hah-ar.medi
khah-ar
khah-ar.fina
khah-ar.init
khah-ar.medi
dal-ar
dal-ar.fina
reh-ar
reh-ar.fina
zain-ar
zain-ar.fina
rehVbelow-ar
rehVbelow-ar.fina
jeh-ar
jeh-ar.fina
seen-ar
seen-ar.fina
seen-ar.init
seen-ar.medi
sheen-ar
sheen-ar.fina
sheen-ar.init
sheen-ar.medi
ain-ar
ain-ar.fina
ain-ar.init
ain-ar.medi
ghain-ar
ghain-ar.fina
ghain-ar.init
ghain-ar.medi
feh-ar
feh-ar.fina
feh-ar.init
feh-ar.medi
veh-ar
veh-ar.fina
veh-ar.init
veh-ar.medi
qaf-ar
qaf-ar.fina
qaf-ar.init
qaf-ar.medi
keheh-ar
keheh-ar.fina
keheh-ar.init
keheh-ar.medi
gaf-ar
gaf-ar.fina
gaf-ar.init
gaf-ar.medi
lam-ar
lam-ar.fina
lam-ar.init
lam-ar.medi
lamVabove-ar
lamVabove-ar.fina
lamVabove-ar.init
lamVabove-ar.medi
meem-ar
meem-ar.fina
meem-ar.init
meem-ar.medi
noon-ar
noon-ar.fina
noon-ar.init
noon-ar.medi
heh-ar
heh-ar.fina
heh-ar.init
heh-ar.medi
waw-ar
waw-ar.fina
oe-ar
oe-ar.fina
yehHamzaabove-ar
yehHamzaabove-ar.fina
yehHamzaabove-ar.init
yehHamzaabove-ar.medi
yehVabove-ar
yehVabove-ar.fina
yehVabove-ar.init
yehVabove-ar.medi
yehFarsi-ar
yehFarsi-ar.fina
yehFarsi-ar.init
yehFarsi-ar.medi
ae-ar
ae-ar.fina

And as far as I can see, it is the list we already have in Glyphs (except that the positional shapes are in a different order). Please point me to anything that is missing.