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+function normalizeArabicAnswer(text) {
+  if (!text || typeof text !== "string") return "";
+
+  return text
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/ـ/g, "")
+    .replace(/[أإآٱ]/g, "ا")
+    .replace(/ى/g, "ي")
+    .replace(/ة/g, "ه")
+    .replace(/[\u064B-\u065F\u0670]/g, "")
+    .replace(/^ال/, "")
+    .replace(/[^\u0600-\u06FFa-zA-Z0-9\s]/g, "")
+    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+    .trim();
+}
+
+function isSmartAnswerMatch(userAnswer, correctAnswer) {
+  const user = normalizeArabicAnswer(userAnswer);
+  const correct = normalizeArabicAnswer(correctAnswer);
+
+  if (user === correct) return true;
+
+  const typoUser = user.replace(/ئ/g, "ي").replace(/ؤ/g, "و");
+  const typoCorrect = correct.replace(/ئ/g, "ي").replace(/ؤ/g, "و");
+
+  return typoUser === typoCorrect;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  normalizeArabicAnswer,
+  isSmartAnswerMatch,
+};
+