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The 17 pages that link to Arabic alphabet, each with the reason it gives.

• Arabic languageRelated: Its connected letters and optional vowel marks shape how Arabic is read and written.

• Arabic scriptBroader topic: Its consonant letters provide the script’s basic inventory.

• ArabicRelated: Its connected letter forms and consonant-based spelling give Arabic its distinctive written appearance.

• AlphabetBroader topic: Its consonant letters and optional vowel marks illustrate varied ways to write alphabetic sounds.

• Arabic diacriticsNarrower topic: Diacritics attach to these letters rather than replacing their basic shapes.

• Hebrew alphabetCompared with: It shares a consonant-centered, right-to-left approach but has different letter forms and conventions.

• Persian alphabetCompared with: Persian adopted its script but added four letters for sounds absent from standard Arabic.

• TajwidRelated: Tajwid rules specify how the letters represented in Quranic text are articulated.

• Nabataean KingdomRelated: Nabataean letter forms contributed to the script’s historical development.

• Urdu alphabetRelated: It supplies the historical letter base from which Urdu writing developed.

• Cyrillic alphabetCompared with: Unlike Cyrillic, it is primarily an abjad, with many vowel sounds left unwritten.

• Perso-Arabic scriptRelated: Its letter inventory provides the starting point for language-specific additions.

• Ibn MuqlaNarrower topic: His rules organize the shapes and relationships of its letters.

• Romanization of ArabicNarrower topic: Its letters and omitted short vowels are the source forms romanization systems must represent.

• History of the alphabetBroader topic: Its spread connects alphabetic writing with Islamic scholarship, administration, and religious practice.

• Jawi scriptNarrower topic: Jawi inherits its basic letter shapes and right-to-left direction from this script.

• KuficNarrower topic: Its letters and joining rules provide the basic forms that Kufic shapes.