Information and documentation. Extension of the Arabic alphabet coded character set for bibliographic information interchange
1.1 This International Standard specifies a set of 90 graphic characters with their coded representations. It consists of a code table and a legend showing character codes, graphics and character names. Explanatory notes are also included. The character set is primarily intended for the interchange of information among data processing systems and within message transmission systems.
1.2 These characters, together with characters in the international reference version of ISOÂ 9036, constitute a character set for the international interchange of bibliographic citations, including their annotations, in the Arabic script. The sets may be used in a 7-bit or an 8-bit environment in accordance with ISO/IECÂ 2022.
1.3 This character set, with characters from ISO 9036 (see annex A), is intended for information in the following languages:
| Adighe | Farsi | Malay |
| Arabic | Hausa | Moplah |
| Avaric | Kashmiri | Pushto |
| Baluchi | Kirghiz | Sindhi |
| Berber | Kurdish | Turkish |
| Coptic | Lahnda | Uighur |
| Dargwa | Lak | Urdu |
1.4 The graphic representation of characters defined in this International Standard are given in their isolated forms only. Initial, medial, and final forms, as well as special presentation forms which occur in ligatures are not within the scope of this International Standard.
| SDO | BSI: British Standards Institution |
| Document Number | ISO 11822 |
| Publication Date | Oct. 15, 1997 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 14 |
| Revision Level | |
| Supercedes | |
| Committee | ICT/1 |