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The Arabic script in Africa contains sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to write African languages. These writing traditions, which are sometimes collectively referred to as Ajami, are discussed for single or multiple languages, with examples from all major linguistic phyla of Africa but one (Khoisan), and from all geographic areas of Africa (North, West, Central, East, and South Africa), as well as a paper on the Ajami heritage in the Americas. The papers analyze (ethno-) historical, literary, (socio-) linguistic, and in particular grammatological aspects of these previously understudied writing traditions and exemplify their range and scope, providing new data for the comparative study of writing systems, literacy in Africa, and the history of (Islam in) Africa.
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Dictionary Historical Thesaurus Factsheet Quotations Hide all quotations Factsheet What does the noun abjad mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun abjad . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use How common is the noun abjad ? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English 1810 0.0005 1820 0.0004 1830 0.0004 1840 0.0006 1850 0.0006 1860 0.0013 1870 0.0012 1880 0.0014 1890 0.0017 1900 0.0023 1910 0.0022 1920 0.0024 1930 0.0022 1940 0.0024 1950 0.0033 1960 0.0039 1970 0.0046 1980 0.0058 1990 0.0065 2000 0.0071 2010 0.0082 See frequency What is the etymology of the noun abjad ? abjad is a borrowing from Arabic . Etymons: Arabic abjad . See etymology What is the earliest known use of the noun abjad ? Earliest known use late 1700s The earliest known use of the noun abjad is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for abjad is from 1793, in the writing of C. F. Greville. See meaning & use How is the noun abjad pronounced? British English /ˈabdʒad/ AB-jad
U.S. English /ˈɑbˌdʒɑd/ AHB-jahd
/ˈæbˌdʒæd/ AB-jad
See pronunciation Nearby entries abirritant, adj. (& n.) 1878– abirritate, v. 1882 abirritation, n. 1823–81 abirritative, adj. 1831 abishersing, n. 1579– abite, v. Old English–1425 abition, n. a1500–1656 Abitur, n. 1918– Abiturient, n. & adj. 1842– abiu, n. 1834– abjad, n. 1793– abject, adj. & n. ?a1425– abject, v. ?c1425– abjectate, v. 1731 abjected, adj. (& n.) ?1555– abjectedness, n. 1660– abjection, n. ?a1425– abjective, adj. 1865 abjectly, adv. a1500– abjectness, n. 1574– abjoint, v. 1887– Browse more nearby entries Etymology
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