Arabic script
Right-to-left writing
Arabic script is the writing system used for Arabic and adapted for several other languages including Persian, Urdu, and Pashto.
It runs right to left, with letters changing shape depending on their position in a word.
The script is cursive—letters connect within words.
The sign was written in Arabic script.
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