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Abjad is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Abjad meaning

  1. A writing system for Arabic, historically also employed as a numeral system, in which there is one glyph (symbol or letter) for each consonant but vowels are not specified.
  2. Any writing system in which glyphs are used to represent consonants or consonantal phonemes, but not vowels.
  3. The system of abjad numerals; a numeral system in which the letters of the Arabic abjad are interpreted as numerals, typically used to enumerate lists and nested lists, as well as in numerology.

Using Abjad

  • The main meaning on this page is: A writing system for Arabic, historically also employed as a numeral system, in which there is one glyph (symbol or letter) for each consonant but vowels are not specified. | Any writing system in which glyphs are used to represent consonants or consonantal phonemes, but not vowels. | The system of abjad numerals; a numeral system in which the letters of the Arabic abjad are interpreted as numerals, typically used to enumerate lists and nested lists, as well as in numerology.

Context around Abjad

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

alternative 1× impure 1× semitic 1× pure 1×

Often after:

perla 1× form 1× order 1×

Sentence patterns with Abjad

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a pure abjad it had 1× a semitic abjad with mandatory 1× an impure abjad 1× and l abjad perla 1× languages the abjad form of 1× script an abjad had only 1× the alternative abjad order 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few of 1× abjads and the 1× other languages may 1× the book pahlavi 1× the libyco berber 1× the most notable 1×

Common sentence endings:

alternative abjad order 1× an impure abjad 1× developed to write 1× fewer later on 1× had no vowels 1× l abjad perla 1×

Words around Abjad

Just before it in the word index:

abj 11 abiye 7 abiyah 4 abiy 223 abiword 4 abivax 3

Just after it in the word index:

abjads 7 abjcoin 2 abject 113 abjection 4 abjectly 11 abjm 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Abjad

  • In this selection, "abjad" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alternative, impure, semitic, perla, form and order stand out and add context to how "abjad" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a pure abjad it had and a semitic abjad with mandatory. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abjad" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abjad

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Because of this, it is more exactly called an "impure abjad". (11 words)

The Libyco-Berber script was a pure abjad : it had no vowels. (12 words)

A few of the numerical values are different in the alternative Abjad order. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Abjads and the structure of Semitic languages The abjad form of writing is well-adapted to the morphological structure of the Semitic languages it was developed to write. (28 words)

The Book Pahlavi script, an abjad, had only twelve letters at one point, and may have had even fewer later on. (21 words)

The most notable cultivars that are locally associated with indigenous trees include Bidni, Malti (il-Ħoxna) and l-Abjad (Perla). (20 words)

Example sentences (7)

The most notable cultivars that are locally associated with indigenous trees include Bidni, Malti (il-Ħoxna) and l-Abjad (Perla).

Abjads and the structure of Semitic languages The abjad form of writing is well-adapted to the morphological structure of the Semitic languages it was developed to write.

A few of the numerical values are different in the alternative Abjad order.

Because of this, it is more exactly called an "impure abjad".

Other languages may use a Semitic abjad with mandatory vowel diacritics, effectively making them abugidas.

The Book Pahlavi script, an abjad, had only twelve letters at one point, and may have had even fewer later on.

The Libyco-Berber script was a pure abjad : it had no vowels.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "abjad" in a sentence?
An example: "The most notable cultivars that are locally associated with indigenous trees include Bidni, Malti (il-Ħoxna) and l-Abjad (Perla)." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "abjad" from authentic English texts.
What does "abjad" mean?
Abjad means: A writing system for Arabic, historically also employed as a numeral system, in which there is one glyph (symbol or letter) for each consonant but vowels are not specified.
How many example sentences with "abjad" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "abjad", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.