Arabic Malayalam Transliterator

A simple, fast, and accurate library for converting Malayalam text into Arabic Malayalam script — works seamlessly in Node.js, browsers, and React apps.

Easily bring Malayalam content to Arabic readers with clean, context-aware transliteration. Lightweight, dependency-free, and built to work perfectly in any JavaScript environment.

Installation

npm install arabic-malayalam-transliterator

Usage

Import and use directly in your TypeScript or JavaScript project.

ESM / TypeScript

import transliterateToArabic from 'arabic-malayalam-transliterator';

const arabicText = transliterateToArabic("നമസ്കാരം");
console.log('Arabic Script:', arabicText);

CommonJS

const transliterateToArabic = require('arabic-malayalam-transliterator').default;

const arabicText = transliterateToArabic("സുഖമാണോ?");
console.log('Arabic Script:', arabicText);

Example

Transliterate Malayalam text into Arabic:

import transliterateToArabic from 'arabic-malayalam-transliterator';

const malayalam = "കേരളം സുന്ദരം";
const arabic = transliterateToArabic(malayalam);
console.log(arabic);

Output:

كيرلم سندرم

Batch Transliteration

You can easily process multiple Malayalam phrases at once:

const words = ["മലയാളം", "സുഹൃത്ത്"];
const result = words.map(w => transliterateToArabic(w));

console.log(result);

Output:

[ 'مليالم', 'سهرث' ]

Advanced Usage

Use the library in a Node.js backend or in browser-based applications. It has no external dependencies, making it ideal for lightweight projects.

For example, using Express.js:

import express from 'express'; import transliterateToArabic from 'arabic-malayalam-transliterator';

const app = express();

app.get('/transliterate', (req, res) => {
  const text = req.query.text || '';
  const arabic = transliterateToArabic(text);
  res.json({ input: text, arabic });
});

app.listen(3000, () => console.log('Server running on port 3000'));

Features

✅ Lightweight and dependency-free

✅ Written in TypeScript with complete type definitions

✅ Supports all Malayalam vowels, consonants, and ligatures

✅ Handles complex clusters and diacritics

✅ Converts Malayalam numerals

✅ Fast and accurate transliteration

✅ Works in both Node.js and browser environments

API Reference transliterateToArabic(text: string): string

Converts the provided Malayalam text into Arabic script.

Parameter Type Description text string Malayalam text to be transliterated

Returns: string — Arabic script representation of the input Malayalam text.

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests on GitHub. New rules and exceptions for Malayalam-to-Arabic mappings are welcome.

License

ISC © 2025 Muhammed Naswih