Arabic Search Normalization: Missing Support for Hamza Variants, Ya/Kaf Forms,and Orthographic Equivalence

[Moin]

@serkhelesheyi

Similarly, searching for ي (U+064A) does not match ی (U+06CC), and ك (U+0643) fails to match ک (U+06A9), despite their functional equivalence in Arabic/Persian contexts.

Does the search_ignore_accents site setting have any effect on this problem?

@Moin

search_ignore_accents

Description: Accent marks in search queries are disregarded if this setting is enabled, allowing users to find results even if they don’t input the correct accents.
Default: False