diff --git a/lib/translations.js b/lib/translations.js
index 8bd4752..b46764c 100644
--- a/lib/translations.js
+++ b/lib/translations.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function fetchTranslations(options) {
               // remove translation message if it was included somehow
               field.terms.replace(/\[.*\]/, '')
               // convert to an array
-              .split(',')
+              .split(/[,،]/)
               // make everything lowercase and remove whitespace
               .map(s => s.toLowerCase().trim())
               // remove empty strings