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Mnemonic Abjad PDF

The document provides information about the Abjad values memory chart used in Arabic. It lists the Abjad sequence from right to left with values for thousands, hundreds, tens and ones. It then gives two common vocalizations of this sequence. An alternative older Abjad sequence used in North Africa is also provided. Finally, it notes that modern references use the hija'i alphabetical order rather than the Abjad order.

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Mnemonic Abjad PDF

The document provides information about the Abjad values memory chart used in Arabic. It lists the Abjad sequence from right to left with values for thousands, hundreds, tens and ones. It then gives two common vocalizations of this sequence. An alternative older Abjad sequence used in North Africa is also provided. Finally, it notes that modern references use the hija'i alphabetical order rather than the Abjad order.

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Abjad Values Memory Chart

Mnemonic

Thousands (103)

Hundreds (102)

Tens (101)

Ones (100)

Value

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The most common Abjad sequence, read from left to right, is:
bjdhwzyklmnsfqrt

This is commonly vocalized as follows:

abjad hawwaz u kalaman safa qaraat aa aa.

Another vocalization is:

abujadin hawazin uiya kalman safa quriat au au

Another Abjad sequence (probably older, now mainly confined to the Maghreb), is:[1]
bjdhwzyklmnfqrst

which can be vocalized as:

abujadin hawazin uiya kalman afa qurisat au au

Modern dictionaries and other reference books do not use the Abjad order to sort alphabetically; instead, the newer hij ( )order (with letters partially grouped together by similarity of shape) is used:
btjdrzsfqklmnhwy

Another kind of alfaba order used to be widely used in the Maghreb until recently when it was replaced by the Mashreki order:[1]
b t j d r z k l m n f q s h w y

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