5 Questions
How many letters are in the basic Arabic alphabet?
28 letters
In what direction is the Arabic alphabet written?
Right-to-left
What is the term used to describe the optional use of diacritics to notate vowels in the Arabic alphabet?
Impure abjad
How are similar-looking Arabic letters distinguished from one another?
By dots above or below them
Which languages have added and removed letters when using the Arabic script to write?
Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Kurdish, Urdu, Sindhi, Azerbaijani, Malay, Pashto, Punjabi, Uyghur, Arwi and Arabi Malayalam
Explore the history, characteristics, and usage of the Arabic alphabet and its script for writing the Arabic language. Learn about its cursive style, 28 letters, and contextual letterforms.
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