abjad

Etymology

Coined by Peter T. Daniels from the Arabic name for an older order of presenting the letters of the Arabic script, formed from its first four letters in that order, a-b-ǧ-d: أَبْجَد‎ (ʾabjad). Compare Greek α, β, γ, δ, ...

Noun

abjad (plural abjads)

1. (linguistics) A writing system, similar to a syllabary, in which there is one glyph (that is a symbol or letter) for each consonant or consonantal phoneme. Some languages that use abjads are Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu. Abjads differ from syllabaries (such as the Japanese hiragana) in that the vowel quality of each letter is left unspecified, and must be inferred from context and grammar.

See also

• abugida
• Appendix:Abjad numerals

Etymology

From Malay abjad, from Arabic أَبْجَد‎ (ʾabjad).

Noun

abjad

1. alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language)
2. abjad (writing system)

Alternative forms

• ابجد‎

Etymology

From Arabic أَبْجَد‎ (ʾabjad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abd͡ʒat/
• Rhymes: -abd͡ʒat

Noun

abjad (Jawi spelling ابجد‎, plural abjad-abjad)

1. alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language)
2. abjad (writing system)

Etymology

From Arabic أَبْيَض‎ (ʾabyaḍ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɐbjɐt/

Adjective

abjad (feminine singular bajda, plural bojod)

1. white

Noun

abjad m (plural abjads)

1. (orthography) abjad (writing system with a symbol for each consonant)

Alternative forms

• abyad

Noun

abjad m (plural abjades)

1. (linguistics) abjad (writing system)