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Adlam

Adlam proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Adlam

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Adlam

  1. A script used to write Fulani.
    • Adlam is a casing script with right-to-left directionality. Its letters can be written separately or can be cursively joined in the same way that Arabic and N’Ko are. Joining is optional, not obligatory.2022 September, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode, page 814

Origin of Adlam

Derived from the first four letters of the alphabet (A, D, L, M), from Fula Alkule Dandaydhe Leñol Mulugol.

Questions about Adlam

What does Adlam mean?
Adlam means a surname.
What part of speech is Adlam?
Adlam is a proper noun.

Words near Adlam in the dictionary

  1. Adkisons
  2. Adkisson
  3. Adkissons
  4. ADL
  5. Adlai
  6. Adlam
  7. adland
  8. Adlaon
  9. Adlawan
  10. adlay
  11. adlayer

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