Third form is a combination of the fourth form (from right to left) and
Kashida U+0640.
Vladimir Ivanov, iranorus@online.ru
> At 14:27 10/10/2001, Roozbeh Pournader wrote:
>
> >No, it's not a fifth form. It's just the initial form. Since Heh is too
> >similiar to the Arabic digit five, when refering to the letter, an
initial
> >form is usually used. The glyph in at U+0647 in Unicode charts is just
> >that...
>
> I know it is based on the initial form, but I have seen a number of
> typefaces in which it is designed as a separate, variant glyph, the usual
> characteristic of which is that the left connecting stroke of the initial
> form is truncated. I've attached a small graphic showing the five forms.
>
> John Hudson
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