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# Ar-PHP

## Arabic

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Copyright (c) 2006-2023 Khaled Al-Sham'aa.

http://www.ar-php.org

PHP Version >= 5.6

LICENSE

This program is open source product; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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Class Name: PHP and Arabic Language

Filename: ar-php.php

Original Author(s): Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

Purpose: Set of PHP classes developed to enhance Arabic web applications by providing set of tools includes stem-based searching, translitiration, soundex, Hijri calendar, charset detection and converter, spell numbers, keyboard language, Muslim prayer time, auto-summarization, and more...

##### Tags

desc

  Set of PHP classes developed to enhance Arabic web applications by providing set of tools includes translitiration, soundex, Hijri calendar, spell numbers, keyboard language, and more...

author

  Khaled Al-Shamaa khaled@ar-php.org

copyright

  2006-2023 Khaled Al-Shamaa

license

  LGPL http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt

version
  6.3.4

  released in Apr 5, 2023

link
  http://www.ar-php.org

### Table of Contents

$version : string
__construct() : mixed
addGlyphs() : void
  Add extra glyphs
ar2en() : string
  Transliterate Arabic string into English by render them in the orthography of the English language
arIdentify() : array<string|int, int>
  Identify Arabic text in a given UTF-8 multi language string
arNormalizeText() : string
  Normalizes the input provided and returns the normalized string.
arPlural() : string
  Get proper Arabic plural form There are 4 plural forms in Arabic language: - Form for 2 - Form for numbers that end with a number between 3 and 10 (like: 103, 1405, 23409) - Form for numbers that end with a number between 11 and 99 (like: 1099, 278) - Form for numbers above 100 ending with 0, 1 or 2 (like: 100, 232, 3001)
arQueryAllForms() : string
  Get most possible Arabic lexical forms of user search keywords
arQueryOrderBy() : string
  Get more relevant order by section related to the user search keywords
arQueryWhereCondition() : string
  Build WHERE section of the SQL statement using defind lex's rules, search mode [AND | OR], and handle also phrases (inclosed by "") using normal LIKE condition to match it as it is.
arSentiment() : array<string|int, bool|float>
  Arabic Sentiment Analysis
arSummary() : string
  Core summarize function that implement required steps in the algorithm
arSummaryKeywords() : string
  Extract keywords from a given Arabic string (document content)
arSummaryLoadExtra() : void
  Load enhanced Arabic stop words list
date() : string
  Format a local time/date in Arabic string
dateCorrection() : int
  Calculate Hijri calendar correction using Um-Al-Qura calendar information
dd2dms() : string
  Convert coordinates presented in float number in degree unit scale (e.g. -12.5822 value) into degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. -12°34'56" formula)
dd2olc() : string
  Encode a location coordinates (latitude and longitude in WGS84) into Open Location Code Ref: https://github.com/google/open-location-code/blob/master/docs/specification.md
diffForHumans() : string
  Get the difference in a human readable format.
dms2dd() : float
  Convert coordinates presented in degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. 12°34'56"S formula) into usual float number in degree unit scale (e.g. -12.5822 value)
en2ar() : string
  Transliterate English string into Arabic by render them in the orthography of the Arabic language
fixKeyboardLang() : string
  This method will automatically detect the language of content supplied in the input string. It will return the suggestion of correct inserted text.
getDateMode() : int
  Getting $mode value that refer to output mode format 1) Hijri format (Islamic calendar) 2) Arabic month names used in Middle East countries 3) Arabic Transliteration of Gregorian month names 4) Both of 2 and 3 formats together 5) Libyan way 6) Algeria and Tunis style 7) Morocco style 8) Hijri format (Islamic calendar) in English
getNorm() : bool
  Get given normalization form status.
getNumberFeminine() : int
  Get the feminine flag of counted object
getNumberFormat() : int
  Get the grammer position flag of counted object
getNumberOrder() : int
  Get the ordering flag value
getPrayTime() : array<string|int, string>
  Calculate Salat times for the date set in setSalatDate methode, and location set in setSalatLocation.
getQibla() : float
  Determine Qibla direction using basic spherical trigonometric formula
getQueryArrFields() : array<string|int, string>
  Getting values of $_fields Array in array format
getQueryMode() : int
  Getting $mode propority value that refer to search mode [0 for OR logic | 1 for AND logic]
getQueryStrFields() : string
  Getting values of $_fields array in String format (comma delimated)
getSoundexCode() : string
  Get the soundex key calculation method used now
getSoundexLang() : string
  Get the soundex key language used now
getSoundexLen() : int
  Get the soundex key length used now
hijriMonthDays() : int
  Calculate how many days in a given Hijri month
int2indic() : string
  Represent integer number in Arabic-Indic digits using HTML entities
int2str() : string
  Spell integer number in Arabic idiom
int2strItem() : string
  Spell integer number in Arabic idiom followed by plural form of the counted item
isArabic() : bool
  Find out if given string is Arabic text or not
isFemale() : bool
  Arabic Gender Guesser
mktime() : int
  This will return current Unix timestamp for given Hijri date (Islamic calendar)
mktimeCorrection() : int
  Calculate Hijri calendar correction using Um-Al-Qura calendar information
money2str() : string
  Spell number in Arabic idiom as money
noDots() : string
  Strip Dots and Hamzat
olc2dd() : array<string|int, null|float>
  Decode an Open Location Code string into its location coordinates in decimal degrees.
setDateMode() : object
  Setting value for $_arDateMode scalar
setNorm() : object
  Set given normalization form status.
setNumberFeminine() : object
  Set feminine flag of the counted object
setNumberFormat() : object
  Set the grammar position flag of the counted object
setNumberOrder() : object
  Set the ordering flag, is it normal number or ordering number
setQueryArrFields() : object
  Setting value for $_fields array
setQueryMode() : object
  Setting $mode propority value that refer to search mode [0 for OR logic | 1 for AND logic]
setQueryStrFields() : object
  Setting value for $_fields array
setSalatConf() : object
  Setting rest of Salat calculation configuration
setSalatDate() : object
  Setting date of day for Salat calculation
setSalatLocation() : object
  Setting location information for Salat calculation
setSoundexCode() : object
  Set the mapping code of the soundex key (default value is "soundex")
setSoundexLang() : object
  Set the language of the soundex key (default value is "en")
setSoundexLen() : object
  Set the length of soundex key (default value is 4)
soundex() : string
  Arabic soundex algorithm takes Arabic word as an input and produces a character string which identifies a set words that are (roughly) phonetically alike.
standard() : string
  This function will standardize Arabic text to follow writing standards (just like magazine/newspapers rules), for example spaces before and after punctuations, brackets and units etc .
str2int() : int
  Convert Arabic idiom number string into Integer
stripHarakat() : string
  Strip Harakat
strtotime() : int
  Arabic arStrToTime Function
swapAe() : string
  Make conversion to swap that odd Arabic text by original English sentence you meant when you type on your keyboard (if keyboard language was incorrect)
swapAf() : string
  Make conversion to swap that odd Arabic text by original French sentence you meant when you type on your keyboard (if keyboard language was incorrect)
swapEa() : string
  Make conversion to swap that odd English text by original Arabic sentence you meant when you type on your keyboard (if keyboard language was incorrect)
swapFa() : string
  Make conversion to swap that odd French text by original Arabic sentence you meant when you type on your keyboard (if keyboard language was incorrect)
utf8Glyphs() : string
  Convert Arabic string into glyph joining in UTF-8 hexadecimals stream (take care of whole the document including English sections as well as numbers and arcs etc...)
volc() : bool
  Determine if an Open Location Code is valid.

### Properties

#### $version

`public string $version = '6.3.4'`

### Methods

#### __construct()

`public __construct() : mixed`

##### Return values

mixed —

#### addGlyphs()

Add extra glyphs

`public addGlyphs(string $char, string $hex[, bool $prevLink = true ][, bool $nextLink = true ]) : void`

##### Parameters

$char : string

  Char to be added

$hex : string

  String of 16 hexadecimals digits refers to the letter unicode in the following order ISOLATED FORM, FINAL FORM, INITIAL FORM, MEDIAL FORM (e.g. for Arabic letter HEH 'FEE9FEEAFEEBFEEC')

$prevLink : bool = true

  If TRUE (default), when this letter be previous, then next will be linked to it

$nextLink : bool = true

  If TRUE (default), when this letter be next, then previous will be linked to it

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

void —

#### ar2en()

Transliterate Arabic string into English by render them in the orthography of the English language

`public ar2en(string $string[, string $standard = 'UNGEGN' ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$string : string

  Arabic string you want to transliterate

$standard : string = 'UNGEGN'

  Transliteration standard, default is UNGEGN and possible values are [UNGEGN, UNGEGN+, RJGC, SES, ISO233]

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Out of vocabulary Arabic string in English characters

#### arIdentify()

Identify Arabic text in a given UTF-8 multi language string

`public arIdentify(string $str[, bool $html = true ]) : array<string|int, int>`

##### Parameters

$str : string

  UTF-8 multi language string

$html : bool = true

  If True, then ignore the HTML tags (default is TRUE)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

array<string|int, int> —

Offset of the beginning and end of each Arabic segment in sequence in the given UTF-8 multi language string

#### arNormalizeText()

Normalizes the input provided and returns the normalized string.

`public arNormalizeText(string $text[, string $numeral = null ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  The input string to normalize.

$numeral : string = null

  Symbols used to represent numerical digits [Arabic, Hindu, or Persian] default is null (i.e., will not normalize digits in the given string).

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

The normalized string.

#### arPlural()

Get proper Arabic plural form There are 4 plural forms in Arabic language: - Form for 2 - Form for numbers that end with a number between 3 and 10 (like: 103, 1405, 23409) - Form for numbers that end with a number between 11 and 99 (like: 1099, 278) - Form for numbers above 100 ending with 0, 1 or 2 (like: 100, 232, 3001)

`public arPlural(string $singular, int $count[, string $plural2 = null ][, string $plural3 = null ][, string $plural4 = null ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$singular : string

  Singular word (e.g., عنصر).

$count : int

  The number (e.g. item count) to determine the proper plural form.

$plural2 : string = null

  Plural form 2 (e.g., عنصران). If NULL [default] retrive from internal JSON dataset.

$plural3 : string = null

  Plural form 3 (e.g., عناصر). If NULL [default] retrive from internal JSON dataset.

$plural4 : string = null

  Plural form 4 (e.g., عنصرا). If NULL [default] retrive from internal JSON dataset.

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Proper plural form of the given singular form

#### arQueryAllForms()

Get most possible Arabic lexical forms of user search keywords

`public arQueryAllForms(string $arg) : string`

##### Parameters

$arg : string

  String that user search for

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

list of most possible Arabic lexical forms for given keywords

#### arQueryOrderBy()

Get more relevant order by section related to the user search keywords

`public arQueryOrderBy(string $arg) : string`

##### Parameters

$arg : string

  String that user search for in the database table

##### Tags

author

  Saleh AlMatrafe saleh@saleh.cc

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

sub SQL ORDER BY section

#### arQueryWhereCondition()

Build WHERE section of the SQL statement using defind lex's rules, search mode [AND | OR], and handle also phrases (inclosed by "") using normal LIKE condition to match it as it is.

`public arQueryWhereCondition(string $arg) : string`

##### Parameters

$arg : string

  String that user search for in the database table

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

The WHERE section in SQL statement (MySQL database engine format)

#### arSentiment()

Arabic Sentiment Analysis

`public arSentiment(string $text) : array<string|int, bool|float>`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Arabic review string

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

array<string|int, bool|float> —

of 2 elements: boolean isPositive (negative if false), and float probability (range from 0 to 1)

#### arSummary()

Core summarize function that implement required steps in the algorithm

`public arSummary(string $str, string $keywords, int $int, int $mode, int $output) : string`

##### Parameters

$str : string

  Input Arabic document as a string

$keywords : string

  List of keywords higlited by search process

$int : int

  Sentences value (see $mode effect also)

$mode : int

  Mode of sentences count [1|2] for "number" and "rate" modes respectively

$output : int

  Output mode [1|2] for "summary" and "highlight" modes respectively

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Output summary requested

#### arSummaryKeywords()

Extract keywords from a given Arabic string (document content)

`public arSummaryKeywords(string $str, int $int) : string`

##### Parameters

$str : string

  Input Arabic document as a string

$int : int

  Number of keywords required to be extracting from input string (document content)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

List of the keywords extracting from input Arabic string (document content)

#### arSummaryLoadExtra()

Load enhanced Arabic stop words list

`public arSummaryLoadExtra() : void`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

void —

#### date()

Format a local time/date in Arabic string

`public date(string $format, int $timestamp, int $correction) : string`

##### Parameters

$format : string

  Format string (same as PHP date function)

$timestamp : int

  Unix timestamp

$correction : int

  To apply correction factor (+/- 1-2) to standard hijri calendar

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Format Arabic date string according to given format string using the given integer timestamp or the current local time if no timestamp is given.

#### dateCorrection()

Calculate Hijri calendar correction using Um-Al-Qura calendar information

`public dateCorrection(int $time) : int`

##### Parameters

$time : int

  Unix timestamp

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

Correction factor to fix Hijri calendar calculation using Um-Al-Qura calendar information

#### dd2dms()

Convert coordinates presented in float number in degree unit scale (e.g. -12.5822 value) into degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. -12°34'56" formula)

`public dd2dms(float $value) : string`

##### Parameters

$value : float

  Coordinate presented in float number in degree unit scale (e.g. -12.5822 value)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Equivalent coordinate presented in degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. -12°34'56" formula)

#### dd2olc()

Encode a location coordinates (latitude and longitude in WGS84) into Open Location Code Ref: https://github.com/google/open-location-code/blob/master/docs/specification.md

`public dd2olc(float $latitude, float $longitude[, int $codeLength = 10 ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$latitude : float

  Coordinate presented in float number in degree unit scale (e.g. 34.67175)

$longitude : float

  Coordinate presented in float number in degree unit scale (e.g. 36.263625)

$codeLength : int = 10

  Code length, default value is 10 (this provides an area that is 1/8000 x 1/8000 degree in size, roughly 14x14 meters)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Open Location Code string (e.g. 8G6RM7C7+PF)

#### diffForHumans()

Get the difference in a human readable format.

`public diffForHumans(int $time[, int|null $others = null ][, int $parts = 2 ][, bool $floor = true ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$time : int

  the timestamp that is being compared.

$others : int|null = null

  if null passed, now will be used as comparison reference; if integer value, it will be used as reference timestamp. (default value is null).

$parts : int = 2

  maximum number of parts to display (default value is 2).

$floor : bool = true

  logic for rounding last part, if true then use floor, else use ceiling.

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

the difference in a human readable format.

#### dms2dd()

Convert coordinates presented in degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. 12°34'56"S formula) into usual float number in degree unit scale (e.g. -12.5822 value)

`public dms2dd(string $value) : float`

##### Parameters

$value : string

  Coordinate presented in degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. 12°34'56"S formula)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

float —

Equivalent float number in degree unit scale (e.g. -12.5822 value)

#### en2ar()

Transliterate English string into Arabic by render them in the orthography of the Arabic language

`public en2ar(string $string[, string $locale = 'en_US' ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$string : string

  English string you want to transliterate

$locale : string = 'en_US'

  Locale information (e.g. 'en_GB' or 'de_DE')

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Out of vocabulary English string in Arabic characters

#### fixKeyboardLang()

This method will automatically detect the language of content supplied in the input string. It will return the suggestion of correct inserted text.

`public fixKeyboardLang(string $str) : string`

The accuracy of the automatic language detection increases with the amount of text entered.

##### Parameters

$str : string

  Inserted string from the keyboard

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Fixed string language and letter case to the better guess

#### getDateMode()

Getting $mode value that refer to output mode format 1) Hijri format (Islamic calendar) 2) Arabic month names used in Middle East countries 3) Arabic Transliteration of Gregorian month names 4) Both of 2 and 3 formats together 5) Libyan way 6) Algeria and Tunis style 7) Morocco style 8) Hijri format (Islamic calendar) in English

`public getDateMode() : int`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

Value of $mode properity

#### getNorm()

Get given normalization form status.

`public getNorm(string $form) : bool`

##### Parameters

$form : string

  One of the normalization forms ['stripTatweel', 'stripTanween', 'stripShadda', 'stripLastHarakat', 'stripWordHarakat', 'normaliseLamAlef', 'normaliseAlef', 'normaliseHamza', 'normaliseTaa']

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

bool —

Selected normalization form status.

#### getNumberFeminine()

Get the feminine flag of counted object

`public getNumberFeminine() : int`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

return current setting of counted object feminine flag

#### getNumberFormat()

Get the grammer position flag of counted object

`public getNumberFormat() : int`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

return current setting of counted object grammer position flag

#### getNumberOrder()

Get the ordering flag value

`public getNumberOrder() : int`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

return current setting of ordering flag value

#### getPrayTime()

Calculate Salat times for the date set in setSalatDate methode, and location set in setSalatLocation.

`public getPrayTime() : array<string|int, string>`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

author

  Hamid Zarrabi-Zadeh zarrabi@scs.carleton.ca

source

##### Return values

array<string|int, string> —

of Salat times + sun rise in the following format hh:mm where hh is the hour in local format and 24 mode mm is minutes with leading zero to be 2 digits always array items is [$Fajr, $Sunrise, $Dhuhr, $Asr, $Maghrib, $Isha, $Sunset, $Midnight, $Imsak, array $timestamps]

#### getQibla()

Determine Qibla direction using basic spherical trigonometric formula

`public getQibla() : float`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

author

  S. Kamal Abdali k.abdali@acm.org

source

##### Return values

float —

Qibla Direction (from the north direction) in degrees

#### getQueryArrFields()

Getting values of $_fields Array in array format

`public getQueryArrFields() : array<string|int, string>`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

array<string|int, string> —

Value of $_fields array in Array format

#### getQueryMode()

Getting $mode propority value that refer to search mode [0 for OR logic | 1 for AND logic]

`public getQueryMode() : int`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

Value of $mode properity

#### getQueryStrFields()

Getting values of $_fields array in String format (comma delimated)

`public getQueryStrFields() : string`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Values of $_fields array in String format (comma delimated)

#### getSoundexCode()

Get the soundex key calculation method used now

`public getSoundexCode() : string`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

return current setting for soundex key calculation method

#### getSoundexLang()

Get the soundex key language used now

`public getSoundexLang() : string`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

return current setting for soundex key language

#### getSoundexLen()

Get the soundex key length used now

`public getSoundexLen() : int`

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

return current setting for soundex key length

#### hijriMonthDays()

Calculate how many days in a given Hijri month

`public hijriMonthDays(int $m, int $y[, bool $umAlqoura = true ]) : int`

##### Parameters

$m : int

  Hijri month (Islamic calendar)

$y : int

  Hijri year (Islamic calendar), valid range[1320-1459]

$umAlqoura : bool = true

  Should we implement Um-Al-Qura calendar correction in this calculation (default value is true)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

Days in a given Hijri month

#### int2indic()

Represent integer number in Arabic-Indic digits using HTML entities

`public int2indic(int $number) : string`

##### Parameters

$number : int

  The number you want to present in Arabic-Indic digits using HTML entities

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

The Arabic-Indic digits represent inserted integer number using HTML entities

#### int2str()

Spell integer number in Arabic idiom

`public int2str(int $number) : string`

##### Parameters

$number : int

  The number you want to spell in Arabic idiom

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

The Arabic idiom that spells inserted number

#### int2strItem()

Spell integer number in Arabic idiom followed by plural form of the counted item

`public int2strItem(int $count, string $word) : string`

##### Parameters

$count : int

  The number you want to spell in Arabic idiom

$word : string

  The counted item

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

The Arabic idiom that spells inserted number followed by plural form of the counted item.

#### isArabic()

Find out if given string is Arabic text or not

`public isArabic(string $str) : bool`

##### Parameters

$str : string

  String

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

bool —

True if given string is UTF-8 Arabic, else will return False

#### isFemale()

Arabic Gender Guesser

`public isFemale(string $str) : bool`

This function attempts to guess the gender of Arabic names.

Arabic nouns are either masculine or feminine. Usually when referring to a male, a masculine noun is usually used and when referring to a female, a feminine noun is used. In most cases the feminine noun is formed by adding a special characters to the end of the masculine noun. Its not just nouns referring to people that have gender. Inanimate objects (doors, houses, cars, etc.) is either masculine or feminine. Whether an inanimate noun is masculine or feminine is mostly arbitrary.

##### Parameters

$str : string

  Arabic word you would like to check if it is feminine

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

bool —

Return true if input Arabic word is feminine

#### mktime()

This will return current Unix timestamp for given Hijri date (Islamic calendar)

`public mktime(int $hour, int $minute, int $second, int $hj_month, int $hj_day, int $hj_year, int $correction) : int`

##### Parameters

$hour : int

  Time hour

$minute : int

  Time minute

$second : int

  Time second

$hj_month : int

  Hijri month (Islamic calendar)

$hj_day : int

  Hijri day (Islamic calendar)

$hj_year : int

  Hijri year (Islamic calendar)

$correction : int

  To apply correction factor (+/- 1-2) to standard Hijri calendar

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

Returns the current time measured in the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT)

#### mktimeCorrection()

Calculate Hijri calendar correction using Um-Al-Qura calendar information

`public mktimeCorrection(int $m, int $y) : int`

##### Parameters

$m : int

  Hijri month (Islamic calendar)

$y : int

  Hijri year (Islamic calendar), valid range [1420-1459]

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

Correction factor to fix Hijri calendar calculation using Um-Al-Qura calendar information

#### money2str()

Spell number in Arabic idiom as money

`public money2str(int $number[, string $iso = 'SYP' ][, string $lang = 'ar' ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$number : int

  The number you want to spell in Arabic idiom as money

$iso : string = 'SYP'

  The three-letter Arabic country code defined in ISO 3166 standard

$lang : string = 'ar'

  The two-letter language code in ISO 639-1 standard [ar|en]

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

The Arabic idiom that spells inserted number as money

#### noDots()

Strip Dots and Hamzat

`public noDots(string $text) : string`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Arabic text you would like to strip Dots and Hamzat from it.

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Arabic text written using letters without dots and Hamzat

#### olc2dd()

Decode an Open Location Code string into its location coordinates in decimal degrees.

`public olc2dd(string $olc[, int $codeLength = 10 ]) : array<string|int, null|float>`

Ref: https://github.com/google/open-location-code/blob/master/docs/specification.md

##### Parameters

$olc : string

  Open Location Code string (e.g. 8G6RM7C7+PF)

$codeLength : int = 10

  Code length, default value is 10 (this provides an area that is 1/8000 x 1/8000 degree in size, roughly 14x14 meters)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

array<string|int, null|float> —

Location coordinates in decimal degrees [latitude, longitude] in WGS84

#### setDateMode()

Setting value for $_arDateMode scalar

`public setDateMode([int $mode = 1 ]) : object`

##### Parameters

$mode : int = 1

  Output mode of date function where:

  1. Hijri format (Islamic calendar)
  2. Arabic month names used in Middle East countries
  3. Arabic Transliteration of Gregorian month names
  4. Both of 2 and 3 formats together
  5. Libya style
  6. Algeria and Tunis style
  7. Morocco style
  8. Hijri format (Islamic calendar) in English

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setNorm()

Set given normalization form status.

`public setNorm(string $form, bool $status) : object`

##### Parameters

$form : string

  One of the normalization forms ['stripTatweel', 'stripTanween', 'stripShadda', 'stripLastHarakat', 'stripWordHarakat', 'normaliseLamAlef', 'normaliseAlef', 'normaliseHamza', 'normaliseTaa', 'all']

$status : bool

  Normalization form status [true|false]

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface.

#### setNumberFeminine()

Set feminine flag of the counted object

`public setNumberFeminine(int $value) : object`

##### Parameters

$value : int

  Counted object feminine (1 for masculine & 2 for feminine)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setNumberFormat()

Set the grammar position flag of the counted object

`public setNumberFormat(int $value) : object`

##### Parameters

$value : int

  Grammar position of counted object (1 if Marfoua & 2 if Mansoub or Majrour)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setNumberOrder()

Set the ordering flag, is it normal number or ordering number

`public setNumberOrder(int $value) : object`

##### Parameters

$value : int

  Is it an ordering number? default is 1 (use 1 if no and 2 if yes)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setQueryArrFields()

Setting value for $_fields array

`public setQueryArrFields(array<string|int, string> $arrConfig) : object`

##### Parameters

$arrConfig : array<string|int, string>

  Name of the fields that SQL statement will search them (in array format where items are those fields names)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setQueryMode()

Setting $mode propority value that refer to search mode [0 for OR logic | 1 for AND logic]

`public setQueryMode(int $mode) : object`

##### Parameters

$mode : int

  Setting value to be saved in the $mode propority [0 for OR logic | 1 for AND logic]

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setQueryStrFields()

Setting value for $_fields array

`public setQueryStrFields(string $strConfig) : object`

##### Parameters

$strConfig : string

  Name of the fields that SQL statement will search them (in string format using comma as delimated)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setSalatConf()

Setting rest of Salat calculation configuration

`public setSalatConf([string $sch = 'Shafi' ][, float $sunriseArc = -0.833333 ][, float $ishaArc = -17.5 ][, float $fajrArc = -19.5 ][, string $view = 'Sunni' ]) : object`

Convention [Fajr Angle, Isha Angle]

- Muslim World League [-18, -17]
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) [-15, -15]
- Egyptian General Authority of Survey [-19.5, -17.5]
- Umm al-Qura University, Makkah [-18.5, Isha 90 min after Maghrib, 120 min during Ramadan]
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi [-18, -18]
- Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran [-17.7, -14*]
- Shia Ithna Ashari, Leva Research Institute, Qum [-16, -14]

(*) Isha angle is not explicitly defined in Tehran method Fajr Angle = $fajrArc, Isha Angle = $ishaArc

##### Parameters

$sch : string = 'Shafi'

  [Shafi|Hanafi] to define Muslims Salat calculation method (affect Asr time)

$sunriseArc : float = -0.833333

  Sun rise arc (default value is -0.833333)

$ishaArc : float = -17.5

  Isha arc (default value is -18)

$fajrArc : float = -19.5

  Fajr arc (default value is -18)

$view : string = 'Sunni'

  [Sunni|Shia] to define Muslims Salat calculation method (affect Maghrib and Midnight time)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setSalatDate()

Setting date of day for Salat calculation

`public setSalatDate([int $m = 8 ][, int $d = 2 ][, int $y = 1975 ]) : object`

##### Parameters

$m : int = 8

  Month of date you want to calculate Salat in

$d : int = 2

  Day of date you want to calculate Salat in

$y : int = 1975

  Year (four digits) of date you want to calculate Salat in

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setSalatLocation()

Setting location information for Salat calculation

`public setSalatLocation([float $l1 = 36.20278 ][, float $l2 = 37.15861 ][, int $z = 2 ], int $e) : object`

##### Parameters

$l1 : float = 36.20278

  Latitude of location you want to calculate Salat time in

$l2 : float = 37.15861

  Longitude of location you want to calculate Salat time in

$z : int = 2

  Time Zone, offset from UTC (see also Greenwich Mean Time)

$e : int

  Elevation, it is the observer's height in meters.

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setSoundexCode()

Set the mapping code of the soundex key (default value is "soundex")

`public setSoundexCode(string $str) : object`

##### Parameters

$str : string

  Soundex key mapping code [soundex|phonix]

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setSoundexLang()

Set the language of the soundex key (default value is "en")

`public setSoundexLang(string $str) : object`

##### Parameters

$str : string

  Soundex key language [ar|en]

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### setSoundexLen()

Set the length of soundex key (default value is 4)

`public setSoundexLen(int $integer) : object`

##### Parameters

$integer : int

  Soundex key length

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

object —

$this to build a fluent interface

#### soundex()

Arabic soundex algorithm takes Arabic word as an input and produces a character string which identifies a set words that are (roughly) phonetically alike.

`public soundex(string $word) : string`

##### Parameters

$word : string

  Arabic word you want to calculate its soundex

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Soundex value for a given Arabic word

#### standard()

This function will standardize Arabic text to follow writing standards (just like magazine/newspapers rules), for example spaces before and after punctuations, brackets and units etc .

`public standard(string $text) : string`

..

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Arabic text you would like to standardize

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Standardized version of input Arabic text

#### str2int()

Convert Arabic idiom number string into Integer

`public str2int(string $str) : int`

##### Parameters

$str : string

  The Arabic idiom that spells input number

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

The number you spell it in the Arabic idiom

#### stripHarakat()

Strip Harakat

`public stripHarakat(string $text[, bool $tatweel = true ][, bool $tanwen = true ][, bool $shadda = true ][, bool $last = true ][, bool $harakat = true ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Arabic text you would like to strip Harakat from it.

$tatweel : bool = true

  Strip Tatweel (default is TRUE).

$tanwen : bool = true

  Strip Tanwen (default is TRUE).

$shadda : bool = true

  Strip Shadda (default is TRUE).

$last : bool = true

  Strip last Harakat (default is TRUE).

$harakat : bool = true

  Strip in word Harakat (default is TRUE).

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Arabic string clean from selected Harakat

#### strtotime()

Arabic arStrToTime Function

`public strtotime(string $text, int $now) : int`

Function to parse about any Arabic textual datetime description into a Unix timestamp.

The function expects to be given a string containing an Arabic date format and will try to parse that format into a Unix timestamp (the number of seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT), relative to the timestamp given in now, or the current time if none is supplied.

##### Parameters

$text : string

  The string to parse, according to the GNU Date Input Formats syntax (in Arabic).

$now : int

  The timestamp used to calculate the returned value.

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

int —

Returns a timestamp on success, FALSE otherwise

#### swapAe()

Make conversion to swap that odd Arabic text by original English sentence you meant when you type on your keyboard (if keyboard language was incorrect)

`public swapAe(string $text) : string`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Odd Arabic string

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Normal English string

#### swapAf()

Make conversion to swap that odd Arabic text by original French sentence you meant when you type on your keyboard (if keyboard language was incorrect)

`public swapAf(string $text) : string`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Odd Arabic string

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Normal French string

#### swapEa()

Make conversion to swap that odd English text by original Arabic sentence you meant when you type on your keyboard (if keyboard language was incorrect)

`public swapEa(string $text) : string`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Odd English string

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Normal Arabic string

#### swapFa()

Make conversion to swap that odd French text by original Arabic sentence you meant when you type on your keyboard (if keyboard language was incorrect)

`public swapFa(string $text) : string`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Odd French string

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Normal Arabic string

#### utf8Glyphs()

Convert Arabic string into glyph joining in UTF-8 hexadecimals stream (take care of whole the document including English sections as well as numbers and arcs etc...)

`public utf8Glyphs(string $text[, int $max_chars = 50 ][, bool $hindo = true ][, bool $forcertl = false ]) : string`

##### Parameters

$text : string

  Arabic string

$max_chars : int = 50

  Max number of chars you can fit in one line

$hindo : bool = true

  If true use Hindo digits else use Arabic digits

$forcertl : bool = false

  If true forces RTL in the bidi algorithm

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

string —

Arabic glyph joining in UTF-8 hexadecimals stream (take care of whole document including English sections as well as numbers and arcs etc...)

#### volc()

Determine if an Open Location Code is valid.

`public volc(string $olc[, int $codeLength = 10 ]) : bool`

Ref: https://github.com/google/open-location-code/blob/master/docs/specification.md

##### Parameters

$olc : string

  Open Location Code string (e.g. 8G6RM7C7+PF)

$codeLength : int = 10

  Code length, default value is 10 (this provides an area that is 1/8000 x 1/8000 degree in size, roughly 14x14 meters)

##### Tags

author

  Khaled Al-Sham'aa khaled@ar-php.org

##### Return values

bool —

String represents a valid Open Location Code.

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