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Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian)

Narb Left-to-right Living Abjad

About Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian)

Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) is a Living writing system. It reads Left-to-right. 1 language uses Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) as a writing system according to Unicode CLDR data. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Narb.

Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Phoenician › Imperial Aramaic › Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian)

Languages Using Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian)?
Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) is an Abjad. Abjads write consonants only; vowels are absent or shown by optional diacritics.
What direction does Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) read?
Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.
How many languages use the Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) script?
1 language use Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) script created?
The exact origin of the Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) script is not precisely documented.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Narb
ISO Number
106
Script Type
Abjad
Direction
Left-to-right
Status
Living
Languages
1

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