Arabic alphabet

alphabet specifically codified for writing the Arabic language

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The Arabic alphabet is a standardized set of letters created for writing the Arabic language. It matters because it enables clear and consistent written communication for Arabic speakers across different regions and time periods.

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Vinony's link graph records 993 inbound references to Arabic alphabet, and connects out to Georgian scripts, he and Ulu scripts.

It sits within the topics Arabic orthography, Arabic script and Scripts with ISO 15924 four-letter codes.

Vinony links it to 144 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: unicase alphabet
Subclass of: Semitic alphabet
Has part: س
Based on: Nabataean script
Image: Arabic-script.png
Has parts of class: sun and moon letters

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Commons category: Arabic alphabet
topic's main category: Category:Arabic alphabet
Commons gallery: Arabic alphabet
script directionality: right-to-left
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
history of topic: history of the Arabic alphabet
language of work or name: Kurdish
writing system: Arabic script

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Encyclopedic overview

Countries and regions that use the Arabic script: as the sole official script a co-official script

The Arabic alphabet, or the Arabic abjad, is the Arabic script as specifically codified for writing the Arabic language. It is a unicameral script written from right-to-left in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters, of which most have contextual forms. The Arabic alphabet is an abjad, with only consonants required to be written (though the long vowels – ā ī ū – are also written, with letters used for consonants); due to its optional use of diacritics to notate vowels, it is considered an impure abjad.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arabic alphabet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.