Arabic alphabet
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The Arabic alphabet (Template:Lang-ar Template:Transl) or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.
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See also
- Arabic calligraphy
- Arabic diacritics (pointed vowels and consonants)
- Arabic numerals
- Arabic script about other languages written in Arabic letters.
- Arabic Unicode
- Arabic Chat Alphabet
- ArabTeX – provides Arabic support for TeX and LaTeX
- Rasm (unpointed consonants)
- Romanization of Arabic
- South Arabian alphabet
- Perso-Arabic script
- Additional Arabic Letters
- Arabic braille
- Algerian braille
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