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Like this symbol was largely obsolete except as an honorific title for "Habibi Che" and no-one else. I was using the symbol after the title of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, though, which may or may not have been a faux pas.
When I found out about this "habibi" symbol, I remarked on how it looked more like a Chinese character than Arabic writing. Supposedly that was "because of the Silk Road", i.e. that this glyph came to Arabic from Chinese.
Listen, i blame the Arabs 1000+ years ago for not accounting Habibi Che in their script
Jokes aside, i'm not sure but i think i've seen this type of "splitting words" in calligraphy before? I could be misremembering and butchering it, but it's still bad hence my note lol. Although i did just think, if i use the Andalusi font instead, i might be able to make it look slightly more natural
I do "splitting words" in my calligraphy as well. Just teasing.
no worries! Got the joke, but also thanks for confirming it for me lol