Arabic to Dogri: distinguish a changed script from a changed actor
Devanagari output should still be Dogri
Arabic text runs right to left, while the Devanagari used for Dogri here runs left to right. That visible change is only part of translation. Dogri needs its own vocabulary and grammatical constructions, even where a familiar noun is also used in Hindi. Do not replace an unfamiliar Dogri ending with a Hindi one merely because both are written in Devanagari.
The CIIL Dogri primer illustrates घर for house and घड़ी for a clock or watch. These short words can help identify the topic of a message, but they do not establish the meaning of a complete Arabic location or appointment instruction. A sentence about visiting a house still needs the correct person, destination, and time. Translate those relationships together rather than assembling a message from individually recognizable nouns.
For an Arabic personal name, distinguish sound-based rendering from translation of ordinary vocabulary. An established name should keep identifying the same person even if its parts resemble meaningful Arabic words. Preserve the original record spelling separately when a booking or document requires exact matching.
An event can be presented without naming its actor
Dogri descriptions give an important place to passive and impersonal constructions. Arabic also distinguishes active and passive voice, but the grammatical forms do not map mechanically. Before accepting an update about a completed action, establish whether the source identifies who performed it or only states that the event happened.
A document being written, a document having been written, and a named colleague writing it are different reports. If the Arabic source leaves the writer unstated, the Dogri translation should not assign the work to the nearest named person without evidence. If the source explicitly assigns responsibility, an impersonal-sounding target should still preserve that information somewhere appropriate.
For a work message, compare the event status and actor independently. A plausible completed-action expression is not enough if the original describes work still underway. Retain the relevant Arabic time expression and qualification when submitting the source; shortening it to a document name and a writing word removes information the target needs.
Dogri tone requires more than a rough Arabic-letter reading
Dogri has meaningful tone distinctions. An Arabic reader cannot recover their full pronunciation simply by assigning an Arabic consonant to each visible Devanagari sign. A familiar-looking transliteration may identify an approximate word while missing information needed for a spoken exchange.
If the translated message will be read aloud, use a Dogri speaker's model or a reliable recording of the actual expression. Keep the Devanagari text available for checking. Do not alter vowel signs to match an uncertain hearing, and do not treat a regional pronunciation difference as proof that a different word was intended.
Check copied details after the direction changes
Arabic and Dogri prose can both contain Latin names, digit strings, and reference codes. Preserve their actual character sequence when copying between differently directed paragraphs. Check the final message in its destination application, especially punctuation beside a code. Then return to the source's practical facts: which house or appointment is meant, who performed the reported action, and whether it is complete. These checks keep the message useful beyond a visually convincing script conversion.
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