-
Peter T. Daniels,
abjads differ from
alphabets in that only consonants, not vowels, are
represented among the
basic graphemes.
Abjads differ from abugidas...
- The
Abjad numerals, also
called Hisab al-Jummal (Arabic: حِسَاب ٱلْجُمَّل, ḥisāb al-jummal), are a
decimal alphabetic numeral system/alphanumeric code...
- only for
consonantal sounds.
Vowels are not
usually marked in
abjads. All
known abjads (except
maybe Tifinagh,
which is used to
write the
Berber languages)...
- Originally, the
alphabet was an
abjad consisting only of consonants, but is now
considered an "impure
abjad". As with
other abjads, such as the
Arabic alphabet...
- rɑˈbɪj.jæ] or الْحُرُوف الْعَرَبِيَّة, al-ḥurūf al-ʿarabiyyah), or
Arabic abjad, is the
Arabic script as
specifically codified for
writing the
Arabic language...
- both
consonants and vowels—from both
abugidas and
abjads,
which only need
letters for consonants.
Abjads generally lack
vowel indicators altogether, while...
-
abugidas appear to have
first been
developed from
abjads with the Kharoṣṭhī and Brāhmī scripts; the
abjad in
question is
usually considered to be the Aramaic...
- Yodh (also
spelled jodh, yod, or jod) is the
tenth letter of the
Semitic abjads,
including Phoenician yōd 𐤉,
Hebrew yud י,
Aramaic yod 𐡉,
Syriac yōḏ ܝ...
- in Ge'ez: አ (A) ቡ (bu) ጊ (gi) ዳ (da) — (compare with alphabet).
Unlike abjads, the
diacritical marks and
systemic modifications of the
consonants are...
-
consonants and vowels, such as the
Latin alphabet,
although abugidas and
abjads may also be
accepted as alphabets.
Because of this use, Gr**** is
often considered...
