Arabeeze; the language of the youth.

Arabeeze is a new and popular language in Jordan, mainly among the collegiate youth. In Arabeeze you mix English and Arabic by writing words using Roman letters and numbers. It is purely a written language.

I think Arabeeze is mostly used among the youth because of the popularity of networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. These sights have allowed people to connect in ways never thought possible. Using Arabeeze allows users to type in a more universal font, since Arabic script is not always included on a standard keyboard.

Arabeeze is treated as a "slang" language and thus not appropiate to use in a more professional setting. But, it's used often to communicate between friends and family members via Facebook, emails and texts messages.

With help from my friend Rouchen I have constructed a key below:

2 - أ (a)
3 - ع (ayn)
5 - ﺥ‎ (kh)
6 - ﻁ‎ (ta)
7 - ﺡ‎ (ha)
8 - ﻕ‎ (q)
9 - ﺹ‎ (sa)
9' - ﺽ‎ (da)