A sign in old Malacca (perhaps a company name):
<ul><li>In Chinese characters (from right to left): 南發 (literally "southern progress", <i>Nanfa</i> in Pinyin, or <i>Naam4 faat3</i> in Cantonese).</li>
<li>The romanized transcription, <i>Nam Fatt</i>.</li>
<li>The cursive Jawi <i>N-m F-t</i> (<big><big>نم فت</big></big>) is repeated twice in a row, but in slightly different calligraphic styles: the letter <i>m</i> (<big><big>ـم</big></big>) is written with a loop and a terminal flourish on the left; these feature are reduced on the right.</li></ul>
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