abugida in Arabic

Arabic words for abugida

writing system — see also alphasyllabary

أَبُوجِيدَا ʔabūjīdā

English meaning of abugida

1. noun A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, such that symbols for syllables not including the default vowel are generated by adding a common notation to indicate the vowel that it does include.
2. noun A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, typically such that symbols for different syllables are generated by adding, altering or removing the vowel portion, often by applying a diacritic to a stable consonant symbol.

Full definition of abugida

Synonyms of abugida

• alphasyllabary

abugida in other languages

• abugida in Hindi
• abugida in Tamil
• abugida in Urdu
• abugida in Punjabi
• abugida in Sinhala
• abugida in Indonesian
• abugida in Persian
• abugida in Thai

Questions about abugida in Arabic

What is the meaning of abugida in Arabic?

Abugida in Arabic is أَبُوجِيدَا (ʔabūjīdā).

ما معنى كلمة abugida؟

Abugida: أَبُوجِيدَا (ʔabūjīdā).

What does abugida mean in English?

Abugida means a kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, such that symbols for syllables not including the default vowel are generated by adding a common notation to indicate the vowel that it does include.