User talk:Geosaurus

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Enjoy your stay at Wiktionary! Vininn126 (talk) 09:39, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

I strongly, strongly urge you to read the links in the above message to learn more about editing. Vininn126 (talk) 09:39, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Seeking Guidance on Wiktionary Article Standards

I noticed that the articles I recently created were deleted, and I completely understand that Wiktionary has specific standards for quality and sourcing. As a native Arabic speaker, I tried to provide accurate information based on my understanding and sources, but I see there may have been issues I wasn't aware of. I don't have any problem with the deletions; I genuinely want to learn how to create articles that meet Wiktionary's standards. Could you provide me with any tips on finding credible sources and structuring entries correctly? I’d really appreciate any guidance you’re able to offer.

Thank you, Geosaurus. Geosaurus (talk) 14:19, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

You should take a look at some sample entries in CAT:Egyptian Arabic lemmas, CAT:North Levantine Arabic lemmas or CAT:South Levantine Arabic lemmas to get an idea how to format Arabic entries. Among other things, your entries had misspellings (e.g. use of ه instead of ة) and wrong/missing formatting. Note that eventually we will be merging the two varieties of Levantine Arabic, but haven't had a chance to do so yet. @Fenakhay is a native Moroccan Arabic speaker and may be able to help review your changes. Benwing2 (talk) 20:44, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi Ben,

Thank you for your feedback. I understand that there were some issues with my entries, and I apologize for any mistakes. I also wanted to clarify that different dialects can have varying spellings for certain words, which may have led to some of the discrepancies you mentioned (e.g. the use of ه instead of ة), I realize now that I should have specified the exact dialect I was using, and I’m sorry for not making that clear earlier.

I appreciate the references you provided for formatting, and I’ll be sure to check them out to improve my entries. I’m also grateful for the offer of help from @Fenakhay, thanks for pointing me in their direction. Geosaurus (talk) 23:40, 28 October 2024 (UTC)