diff --git a/localedata/ChangeLog b/localedata/ChangeLog
index c22e62dc8e..c186e75cda 100644
--- a/localedata/ChangeLog
+++ b/localedata/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2017-07-11  Akhilesh Kumar <akhilesh.k@samsung.com>
+
+	[BZ #21749]
+	* locales/ar_JO (LC_TIME): Fix abday
+	* locales/ar_LB (LC_TIME): Fix abday
+	* locales/ar_SY (LC_TIME): Fix abday
+
 2017-07-11  Akhilesh Kumar <akhilesh.k@samsung.com>
 
 	[BZ #21748, BZ #19066]
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_JO b/localedata/locales/ar_JO
index 13b32fd2c1..b1772f64d1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_JO
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_JO
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+abday       "<U062D>"; /
+            "<U0646>"; /
+            "<U062B>"; /
+            "<U0631>"; /
+            "<U062E>"; /
+            "<U062C>"; /
+            "<U0633>"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_LB b/localedata/locales/ar_LB
index 1cb6b25c2e..d93d3b4dc3 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_LB
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_LB
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+abday       "<U062D>"; /
+            "<U0646>"; /
+            "<U062B>"; /
+            "<U0631>"; /
+            "<U062E>"; /
+            "<U062C>"; /
+            "<U0633>"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_SY b/localedata/locales/ar_SY
index 56ed144008..8d491bc5fd 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_SY
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_SY
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+abday       "<U062D>"; /
+            "<U0646>"; /
+            "<U062B>"; /
+            "<U0631>"; /
+            "<U062E>"; /
+            "<U062C>"; /
+            "<U0633>"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/