Arabic script

Arabic script
The 28-letter abjad used for writing the Arabic language. Derived from the Phoenician alphabet. The Arabic script has been adapted for use in a wide variety of languages other than Arabic, including Persian, Kurdish, Malay, Urdu and some Punjabi dialects. <p>&nbsp;</p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Name</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">alif</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">ba</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">ta</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">tha</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">jim</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">ha</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">kha</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">dal</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">dhal</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">ra</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Letter</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Name</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">zayn</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">sin</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">shin</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Sad</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Dhad</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Ta</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Za</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">ayn</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">ghayn</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">fa</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Letter</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Name</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">qaf</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">kaf</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">lam</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">mim</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">nun</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">ha</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">waw</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">ya</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">&nbsp;</td> <td bgcolor="cccccc">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="cccccc">Letter</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspa

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