SyFaker

A PHP package for generating realistic Syrian Arabic fake data—names, addresses, text, and more. Designed for Laravel 8–12 with a Faker-like API, it delivers authentic Syrian dialect content, from Damascene streets to Aleppine names. Perfect for testing, seeding databases, or placeholder content with local flavor.

Index

1. Features
2. Installation
3. Usage
   1. Laravel Integration
4. API
5. Laravel & PHP Compatibility
6. License
7. Arabic Readme File

Features

• Syrian Text and paragraphs
• Syrian names
• Syrian addresses
• Syrian phone numbers (mobile, landline, Syriatel, MTN)
• Syrian dialect text
• Gregorian and Hijri dates with Syrian format
• Syrian company names, job titles, and business types
• Syrian foods, idioms, proverbs, and traditional items
• Faker-like API

Installation

composer require bit-01/sy-faker

Usage

use Bit\SyFaker\SyFaker;

$syFaker = new SyFaker();

// Text and Paragraphs
$faker->word(); // e.g., "مبسوط", "إيمتى", "سوريا", "رفيق", "عنجد"
$faker->words(5); // e.g., "مرحبا كيفك عنجد شوي منيح"
$faker->words(5, true); //e.g., ['مرحبا', 'كيفك', 'عنجد', 'شوي', 'منيح']
$faker->sentences(2); // e.g., "شو صاير معك؟ العمل الجاد يؤدي إلى النجاح."
$faker->sentences(2, 'msa', false, ' | '); // e.g., "ذهبت إلى السوق | إن التعليم هو أساس تقدم الأمم."
$faker->sentence(); // e.g., "شو صاير معك؟"
$faker->sentence('msa'); // e.g., "ذهبت إلى السوق لشراء بعض الحاجيات."
$faker->sentence('dialect'); // e.g., "خلص بكفي لهون."
$faker->paragraph(); // default mixed
$faker->paragraph(4, 6, 'msa'); // only Modern Standard Arabic
$faker->paragraph(5, 8, 'dialect'); // only Syrian dialect

// Names
$faker->name(); // e.g., "علي الحلبي"
$faker->firstName(); // e.g., "مريم"
$faker->lastName(); // e.g., "الدمشقي"

// Addresses
$faker->address(); // e.g., "دمشق، المزة، شارع الحمرا، بناء رقم 12"

// Phone Numbers
$faker->mobile(); // e.g., "+963 93 123 4567" (random company)
$faker->mobile(false); // e.g., "093 123 4567" (without country code)
$faker->mobile(true, 'syriatel'); // e.g., "+963 93 123 4567" (Syriatel)
$faker->mobile(true, 'mtn'); // e.g., "+963 94 123 4567" (MTN Syria)
$faker->syriatel(); // e.g., "+963 93 123 4567"
$faker->mtn(); // e.g., "+963 94 123 4567"
$faker->landline(); // e.g., "+963 11 123 4567"
$faker->landline(false); // e.g., "011 123 4567"

// Dates
$faker->gregorianDate(); // e.g., "22/07/2025"
$faker->hijriDate();     // e.g., "16/01/1447"
$faker->randomGregorianDate('-2 years', 'now'); // e.g., "05/06/2023"
$faker->randomHijriDate('-2 years', 'now'); // e.g., "15/02/1445"

// Companies
$faker->companyName();  // e.g., "شركة النور محدودة المسؤولية"

// Job Titles
$faker->jobTitle();     // e.g., "مهندس برمجيات"

// Business Types
$faker->businessType(); // e.g., "تكنولوجيا المعلومات"

// Syrian foods
$faker->food();            // e.g., "شيش برك"
// idioms
$faker->idiom();           // e.g., "بيضحك عالمشنقة"
// proverbs
$faker->proverb();         // e.g., "كل تأخيرة فيها خيرة"
// traditional items
$faker->traditionalItem(); // e.g., "مروحة يدوية"
// sentence of: Syrian foods, idioms, proverbs, and traditional items
$faker->culturalSentence(); // Output: وأنت عم تاكل محشي كوسا جنب صابون الغار، تذكّر المثل الشامي: "كل تأخيرة فيها خيرة".

Laravel Integration

The package auto-registers via Service Provider and provides a helper function

use Bit\SyFaker\SyFaker;

$syFaker = new SyFaker();

// or you can use the helper function e.g.:
syFaker()->name();

API

• $faker->letter()
• $faker->word()
• $faker->words($count = 5, $asArray = false, $separator = ' ')
• $faker->sentence($mode = 'mixed')
• $faker->sentences($count = 3, $mode = 'mixed', $asArray = false, $separator = ' ')
• $faker->paragraph($min = 3, $max = 7, $mode = 'mixed')
• $faker->name($gender = null)
• $faker->firstName($gender = null)
• $faker->lastName()
• $faker->address()
• $faker->mobile($withCountryCode = true, $company = null)
• $faker->syriatel($withCountryCode = true)
• $faker->mtn($withCountryCode = true)
• $faker->landline($withCountryCode = true)
• $faker->gregorianDate($format = 'd/M/Y')
• $faker->hijriDate($format = 'd/m/Y')
• $faker->randomGregorianDate($start = '-10 years', $end = 'now', $format = 'd/M/Y')
• $faker->randomHijriDate($start = '-10 years', $end = 'now', $format = 'd/m/Y')
• $faker->companyName()
• $faker->jobTitle()
• $faker->businessType()
• $faker->food()
• $faker->idiom()
• $faker->proverb()
• $faker->traditionalItem()
• $faker->culturalSentence()

✅ Laravel & PHP Compatibility

Laravel Version	PHP 7.4	PHP 8.0	PHP 8.1	PHP 8.2	PHP 8.3	PHP 8.4
Laravel 8	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Laravel 9	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Laravel 10	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Laravel 11	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Laravel 12	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅

❌ = Not supported
✅ = Fully supported

License

MIT