GB/T 17693.6-2008Transformation guidelines of geographical names from foreign languages into Chinese - Arabic (English PDF)

Foreword

GB/T 17693 "geographical names into Chinese - Western Guide" is divided into the following sections.

--- Part 1. English

--- Part 2. French

--- Part 3. German

--- Part 4. Russian

--- Part 5. Spanish

--- Part 6. Arabic

--- Part 7. Portuguese

--- Part 8. Mongolian

This part of GB/T 17693 Part 6.

GB/T 17693 in this section instead of the original GB/T 17693.6-1999 "Western geographical names into Chinese - Guide Arabic." This part of the original GB/T 17693.6-1999 compared to the main changes are as follows.

--- Increase in Chapter 2, normative references, the former Chapter 2 and chapter number less extended;

--- Former General Chapter 3, "3.1 Names Names ships transliteration; Place names are generally free translation" to "4.1 Names Names transliteration" and "Place names paraphrase 4.2";

--- Former General Chapter 3, "Writing and Translation of Chinese names used in Table 1 A (Arabia) Chinese transliteration table choose whichever character" to "Writing and Translation Character Arabic place names used in Table 1, "Arabic Chinese transliteration table '';

--- Original Chapter 4 Details section all the examples appear in tabular form;

--- Cancel it in Chapter 5, the contents of which are incorporated in Table 1;

--- Annex A, Annex B on the basis of the original Roman alphabetical sorting section increased in Arabic.

This part of the Annex A, Annex B normative appendix Appendix C is informative appendix.

This section proposed by the People's Republic of China Ministry of Civil Affairs.

This section is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee of Standardization of Geographical Names.

1 Scope

GB/T 17693 provisions of this part of the Arabic place names into Chinese - rules.

This section applies to the characters to write and translate Arabic names.

2 Normative references

The following documents contain provisions which, through GB/T 17693 reference in this text, constitute provisions of this part. For dated reference documents Member, all subsequent amendments (not including errata content) or revisions do not apply to this section, however, encouraged to reach under this section Parties to research agreement to use the latest versions of these documents. For undated reference documents, the latest versions apply to this section.

GB/T 17693.1 Western Names English Writing and Translation Guidelines

3 Terms and Definitions

GB/T 17693.1 determine the terms and definitions apply to this section.

3.1 People of various geographical entities given distinguished name.

3.2 Names are used to distinguish words each geographic entity.

3.3 Names are used to distinguish between categories of geographical entities word.

3.4 Names into generic components.

3.5 Names written in Chinese characters in other languages.

4 General

4.1 Names Names transliteration.

4.2 Place names translation.

4.3 conventional Chinese character translation and the usual names named names still in use, place names with the same name which derives translated.

4.4 Names should be used to write and translate standard documents and official maps of national standards in the country's latest publication, gazetteers, gazetteers, etc. gazetteer Quasi names.

4.5 Translation of Chinese writing Arabic place names used in Table 1 Arabic Chinese transliteration table.