English

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.

Translations

See also

• abugida
• Appendix:Abjad numerals

Indonesian

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)

Synonyms

• aksara

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic أَبْجَد ‎(ʾabjad).

Alternative forms

• ابجد

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abjad ‎(plural abjad-abjad)

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

Synonyms

• aksara / اکسارا

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic أَبْيَض ‎(ʾabyaḍ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɐbjɐt/

Adjective

abjad ‎(feminine singular bajda, plural bojod)

1. white

Portuguese

Noun

abjad m (plural abjads)

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• abyad

Noun

abjad m ‎(plural abjades)

1. (linguistics) abjad (writing system)