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For example, the Arabic letters ب b, ت t, and ث th have the same basic shape, but with one dot added below, two dots added above, and three dots added above respectively. The letter ن n also has the same form in initial and medial forms, with one dot added above, though it is somewhat different in its isolated and final forms.
v. t. e. The Arabic script has numerous diacritics, which include consonant pointing known as iʻjām ( إِعْجَام ), and supplementary diacritics known as tashkīl ( تَشْكِيل ). The latter include the vowel marks termed ḥarakāt ( حَرَكَات; sg. حَرَكَة, ḥarakah ). The Arabic script is a modified abjad, where ...
Arwi language (a mixture of Arabic and Tamil) uses the Arabic script together with the addition of 13 letters. It is mainly used in Sri Lanka and the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu for religious purposes. Arwi language is the language of Tamil Muslims. Arabi Malayalam is Malayalam written in the Arabic script.
Diacritical marks of two dots ¨, placed side-by-side over or under a letter, are used in several languages for several different purposes. The most familiar to English-language speakers are the diaeresis and the umlaut, though there are numerous others. For example, in Albanian, ë represents a schwa.
Table of Letter Components. A = The letter is used for most languages and dialects with writing systems based on Arabic. MSA = Letters used in Modern Standard Arabic . CA = Letters used in Classical Arabic . AD = Letters used in some regional Arabic Dialects . "Arabic" = Letters used in Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, and most ...
Origins. The Arabic alphabet evolved either from the Nabataean, [1] [2] or (less widely believed) directly from the Syriac. [3] The table below shows changes undergone by the shapes of the letters from the Aramaic original to the Nabataean and Syriac forms. The Arabic script shown is that of post-Classical and Modern Arabic—notably different ...
ݫ ( Unicode name: Arabic Letter Reh With Two Dots Vertically Above) is an additional letter of the Arabic script, derived from rāʾ (ر) with the addition of two dots above the letter. It is not used in the Arabic alphabet itself, but is used in Ormuri to represent a voiced alveolo-palatal fricative, [ ʑ] ), as well as in Torwali ...
^1 é, è, ch, and dj are most likely to be used in regions where French is the primary non-Arabic language. dj is especially used in Algerian Arabic. ^2 Mainly in the Nile Valley, the final form is always ى (without dots), representing both final /i/ and /a/.