e2a_meter

aruudy.poetry.meter.e2a_meter(emeter)

Transforms an English meter to an Arabic one. The English meter uses syllables as a basis:

• “-” for long syllables, equivalent to “ws” in the Arabic one
• “u” for short syllables, equivalent to “w” in the Arabic one.

While the Arabic meter uses vocalization:

• “w” watad (peg) which are vocalized letters
• “s” sabab (cord) which are vowels and unvocalized letters

Parameters:emeter (str) – The English meter using the two characters: “-” and “u”. Returns:The Arabic meter using the two letters: “w” and “s”. Return type:str