❌Strip Functions

set of utility functions for stripping various characters from Arabic text.

Table of Contents

• stripHarakat

• stripLastHaraka

• stripTashkeel

• stripSmall

• stripTatweel

• stripShadda

stripHarakat

Syntax

stripHarakat(text)

Description

Removes harakat (vowel marks) from the given text if it is vocalized except Shadda.

Parameters

• text (string): The input Arabic text.

Returns

• (string): The modified text with harakat except Shadda removed.

Example

const text = "السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ";
const strippedHarakat = stripHarakat(text);
console.log(strippedHarakat); // "السّلام عليكم"

stripLastHaraka

Syntax

stripLastHaraka(text)

Description

Removes the last haraka (vowel mark) from the given text if it is vocalized.

Parameters

• text (string) The input Arabic text.

Returns

• string The modified text with the last haraka removed.

Example

const text = "السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ";
const strippedLastHaraka = stripLastHaraka(text);
console.log(strippedLastHaraka); // "السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم"

stripTashkeel

Syntax

stripTashkeel(text)

Description

Removes tashkeel (diacritic marks) from the given text if it is vocalized.

Parameters

• text (string) The input Arabic text.

Returns

• string The modified text with tashkeel removed.

Example

const text = "السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ";
const strippedTashkeel = stripTashkeel(text);
console.log(strippedHarakat); // "السلام عليكم"

stripSmall

Syntax

stripSmall(text)

Description

Removes all Small Alef (الخنجرية),Small WAW ,Small Yeh Arabic from the given text.

Parameters

• text (string) The input Arabic text.

Returns

• string The modified text with small Arabic Small Alef (الخنجرية),Small WAW ,Small Yeh removed.

Example

const text = "السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ";
const strippedSmall = stripSmall(text); 
console.log(strippedSmall); // "السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ"

stripTatweel

Syntax

stripTatweel(text)

Description

Removes tatweel (elongation character) from the given text.

Parameters

• text (string) The input Arabic text.

Returns

• string The modified text with tatweel removed.

Example

const text = "السَّـلَامُ عَلَـيْكُمْ";
const strippedTatweel = stripTatweel(text);
console.log(strippedTatweel); // "السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ"

stripShadda

Syntax

stripShadda(text)

Description

Removes shadda (stress mark) from the given text.

Parameters

• text (string): The input Arabic text.

Returns

• string The modified text with shadda removed.

Example

const text = "السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ";
const strippedShadda = stripShadda(text);
console.log(strippedShadda); // "السَلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ"