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1. Arabic Script

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   The Arabic script (الخط العربي, al-khaṭṭ al-ʿarabī) is a writing system used primarily for writing the Arabic language across the Middle East and North Africa, as well as for numerous other languages in the Islamic world, including Persian, Urdu, and Ottoman Turkish (before the adoption of the Latin alphabet). It belongs to the family of abjads, characterized by the primary representation of consonants, with optional use of dia…