Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/SimilarNamedWays.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/SimilarNamedWays.java	(revision 13388)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/SimilarNamedWays.java	(revision 13390)
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
         // FIXME: hardcode these rules for now. Replace them with preferences later
         // See https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/3733#comment:19
-        addRegExprRule("\\d+", "0"); // Highway 66
+        addRegExprRule("\\pN+", "0"); // Unicode numbers: matches "Highway 66" but also persian numbers
         addRegExprRule("\\d+(st|nd|rd|th)", "0st"); // 3rd Ave
         addRegExprRule("^[A-Z] ", "X"); // E Street