Arabic script

writing system for Arabic and some Asian and African languages
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Arabic script
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Arabic script

Summary

Arabic script is an abjad[1]. It draws 5,768 Wikipedia views per month (abjad category, ranking #4 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arabic script's instance of is recorded as abjad[3].
  • Arabic script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
  • Arabic script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Arabic script's instance of is recorded as script family[6].
  • Arabic script's based on is recorded as Syriac alphabet[7].
  • Arabic script is a type of writing system[8].
  • Arabic script's Commons category is recorded as Arabic writing[9].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic[10].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Acehnese[11].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Adyghe[12].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Aer[13].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Afrikaans[14].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Albanian[15].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Andalusi Romance[16].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Aragonese[17].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Judaeo-Spanish[18].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[19].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Arwi Tamil[20].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Avar[21].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Azerbaijani[22].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Bakhtiari[23].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Balanta[24].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Balochi[25].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Balti[26].
  • Arabic script's language of work or name is recorded as Banjar[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abjad[3], natural writing system[4], unicase alphabet[5], and script family[6]. Arabic script is a type of writing system[8].

Why It Matters

Arabic script draws 5,768 Wikipedia views per month (abjad category, ranking #4 of 20).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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