written Arabic
Right-to-left alphabet
Written Arabic refers to the Arabic language as it appears in text, encompassing both Modern Standard Arabic used in formal publications and the classical Arabic of the Quran.
The term often highlights the significant gap between literary Arabic and spoken dialects, which can differ as much as separate languages.
Arabic script runs right to left, with letters changing shape based on position in a word: Learning written Arabic requires mastering a new alphabet.
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- scriptWritten words for performance
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- holy bookSacred religious text
- inkWriting fluid
reed pen · manuscript · ancient texts · classical · formal · literary · pen · cursive · elegant · flowing · right-to-left · right to left · alphabet · letters · diacritics · dots · sacred · mosque
written ArabicLatin alphabet
Standard Western letter system
Roman script · written English · Greek alphabet · Chinese characters · Hebrew script
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