Nabatean alphabet
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| Nabataean | ||
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| Type | Abjad | |
| Languages | Nabataean language | |
| Time period | 2nd century BC to 4th century AD | |
| Parent systems | Aramaic alphabet Nabataean |
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| Child systems | Arabic alphabet | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
| History of the Alphabet |
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Middle Bronze Age 19–15th c. BC
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| Meroitic 3rd c. BC |
| Hangul 1443 |
| Zhuyin 1913 |
| Complete genealogy |
The Nabatean alphabet is a consonantal alphabet (abjad) that was used by the Nabateans in the 2nd century BC. Important inscriptions are found in Petra. The alphabet is descended from the Aramaic alphabet, and in turn developed into the Arabic alphabet from the 4th century.
| Nabatean | Name | Arabic Alphabet |
Hebrew Alphabet |
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Aleph | ﺍ | א |
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Bet | ﺑ | ב |
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Gimel | ﺟ | ג |
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Dal | ﺩ | ד |
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Ha | ﻫ | ה |
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Waw | ﻭ | ו |
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Zayn | ﺯ | ז |
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Ħa | ﺣ | ח |
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Ṭaa | ﻁ | ט |
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Yaa | ﻯ | י |
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Kaf | ﻛ | כ |
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Lam | ﻟ | ל |
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Meem | ﻣ | מ |
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Noon | ﻧ | נ |
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Sin | ﺳׂ | שׂ |
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'in | ﻋـ | ע |
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Fa | ﻓـ | פ |
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Ṣad | ﺻ | צ |
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Qaf | ﻕ | ק |
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Ra | ﺭ | ר |
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Shin | ﺷ | שׁ |
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Ta | ﺕ | ת |
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| The Northwest Semitic abjad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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