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.كوم

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gTLD
Type: idn
Status: Proposed
Language: Arabic
English version: transliteration of "COM"
Punycode: xn--fhbei
Manager: Verisign
Registry: Verisign
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كوم.is one of 9 transliteration of .com that Verisign has applied for via ICANN's New gTLD Program. The company also applied for 3 transliterations of .net.[1]

This particular application was criticized during the comment period of the new gTLD program given that no such "COM" word exists in Arabic and so Verisign is essentially inventing an Arabic word. The objection states that Verisign should not be given the TLD without approval of the Arabic Language Academy.[2]

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