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Garshuni
Sign in to saveGarshuni or Karshuni (Syriac alphabet: , Arabic alphabet: ) are non-Syriac writings using the Syriac alphabet, most often being Arabic. The word "Garshuni", derived from the word "grasha" which literally translates as "pulling", was used by George Kiraz to coin the term "garshunography", denoting the writing of one language in the script of another.
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Garshuni or Karshuni (Syriac alphabet: , Arabic alphabet: ) are non-Syriac writings using the Syriac alphabet, most often being Arabic. The word "Garshuni", derived from the word "grasha" which literally translates as "pulling", was used by George Kiraz to coin the term "garshunography", denoting the writing of one language in the script of another.
==History== Garshuni originated in the seventh century, when Arabic was becoming the dominant spoken language in the Fertile Crescent, but the Arabic alphabet was not yet fully developed. There is evidence that writing Arabic in Garshuni influenced the style of modern Arabic script.