KnowraAbjadLinked fromLinked fromThe 25 pages that link to Abjad, each with the reason it gives.All 25Broader topic 1Related 7Narrower topic 8Compared with 9Phoenician alphabetNarrower topic: The Phoenician alphabet is a foundational example of this kind of script.Arabic alphabetNarrower topic: Arabic is commonly described as an abjad because short vowels are usually optional.Hebrew alphabetNarrower topic: Hebrew belongs to this broad script type.Aramaic alphabetNarrower topic: The Aramaic alphabet is an abjad: its core letters denote consonants.Quranic orthographyNarrower topic: The Arabic script’s consonant-centered structure shapes Quranic spelling.Perso-Arabic scriptNarrower topic: This writing-system type explains why short vowels are often omitted in everyday Perso-Arabic writing.History of the alphabetNarrower topic: Many early alphabets, including Phoenician, functioned principally as abjads.Jawi scriptNarrower topic: Jawi retains features of the Arabic abjad while Malay spelling represents vowels more fully.