diff --git a/nls/am_ET.UTF-8/Compose.pre b/nls/am_ET.UTF-8/Compose.pre
index 08f3d425..e797db17 100644
--- a/nls/am_ET.UTF-8/Compose.pre
+++ b/nls/am_ET.UTF-8/Compose.pre
@@ -349,3 +349,12 @@ XCOMM
 <U17fd> :   "េះ"
 <U17fc> :   "ុំ"
 <U17fb> :   "ុះ"
+
+XCOMM
+XCOMM Arabic Lam-Alef ligatures
+XCOMM
+
+<UFEFB>	:   "لا" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF
+<UFEF7>	:   "لأ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE
+<UFEF9>	:   "لإ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH HAMZA BELOW
+<UFEF5>	:   "لآ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE
diff --git a/nls/en_US.UTF-8/Compose.pre b/nls/en_US.UTF-8/Compose.pre
index 3e4da44b..eaf89228 100644
--- a/nls/en_US.UTF-8/Compose.pre
+++ b/nls/en_US.UTF-8/Compose.pre
@@ -6238,3 +6238,21 @@ XCOMM
 <U17fd> :   "េះ"
 <U17fc> :   "ុំ"
 <U17fb> :   "ុះ"
+
+XCOMM
+XCOMM Arabic Lam-Alef ligatures
+XCOMM
+
+<UFEFB>	:   "لا" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF
+<UFEF7>	:   "لأ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE
+<UFEF9>	:   "لإ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH HAMZA BELOW
+<UFEF5>	:   "لآ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE
+
+XCOMM
+XCOMM Arabic Lam-Alef ligatures
+XCOMM
+
+<UFEFB>	:   "لا" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF
+<UFEF7>	:   "لأ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE
+<UFEF9>	:   "لإ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH HAMZA BELOW
+<UFEF5>	:   "لآ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE
diff --git a/nls/pt_BR.UTF-8/Compose.pre b/nls/pt_BR.UTF-8/Compose.pre
index 63121e6d..5f1887d3 100644
--- a/nls/pt_BR.UTF-8/Compose.pre
+++ b/nls/pt_BR.UTF-8/Compose.pre
@@ -5558,3 +5558,12 @@ XCOMM
 <U17fd> :   "េះ"
 <U17fc> :   "ុំ"
 <U17fb> :   "ុះ"
+
+XCOMM
+XCOMM Arabic Lam-Alef ligatures
+XCOMM
+
+<UFEFB>	:   "لا" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF
+<UFEF7>	:   "لأ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE
+<UFEF9>	:   "لإ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH HAMZA BELOW
+<UFEF5>	:   "لآ" # ARABIC LIGATURE LAM WITH ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE