(though the long vowels - a i u - are also written, with letters used for consonants); due to its optional use of diacritics to notate vowels, it is considered an impure abjad.

Letters

The basic Arabic alphabet contains 28 letters, each of which behaves either as a full-fledged letter or as a diacritic. Forms using the Arabic script to write other languages added and removed letters: for example is often used to represent in adaptations of the Arabic script.

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