How to match arabic words with reg exp?

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I have a string like this: "سلام علیکم" which is a two word arabic phrase. I want to match first word with regular expression. If it was english I would test /^[a-zA-Z]*/. how can I do it with arabic?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '13 at 20:26

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You can create a character class which will match arabic language only:

/^[\p{Arabic}]*/

Here is the full reference

answered Mar 17 '13 at 20:26

VladL

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 17 '13 at 20:43

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Arabic characters are :

'\u0591-\u07FF\uFB1D-\uFDFD\uFE70-\uFEFC'

answered Mar 17 '13 at 20:43

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How to match arabic words with reg exp?

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