WHO - Standard Unani Terminologies
Ilaj bi’l Didd
Term Code:
UMI-2044
Description:
One of the guiding principles of treatment in Unani System of Medicine. In this type of treatment, the physician chooses the drugs, diets or any other mode having qualities opposite to the prevailing one in the diseased organ e.g. while treating the diseases caused by the morbidity of hot humours, agents possessing cold
temperament are used. Its possible English equivalent is heteropathy
TRANSLITERATION TABLE
The following Arabic letters have been transliterated with diacritical marks as mentioned against each:

The following Persian letters have been transliterated with diacritical marks as expressed against each:

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ء/أ-has been transliterated with elevated coma (’) if used in the mid or end of the word followed by a relevant vowel and this elevated coma is not expressed at the beginning and only related vowel has been used directly.
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Letter ع is transliterated as elevated inverted comma (‘).
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Letter و as an Arabic letter is transliterated as w and as Persian/Urdu letter is transliterated
as v.
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ة and ہ are not expressed in both pauses and construct forms.
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Article ال is transliterated as al- (’l- in construct form) whether followed by a moon or a sun letter.
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و as a Persian/Urdu conjunction is transliterated as ( o ) and as Arabic conjunction is transliterated as wa-.
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Short vowel (ِ۔ ِ) in Persian/Urdu passive or in conjunction form is transliterated as (-i).
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Double letters have been expressed as follows:
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uww= ّو
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iyy = ّی
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Short & long vowels and Diphthongs are used in the following form:
