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boustrophedon in Arabic

بُطْرُفَة buṭrufa

/ˌbuːstɹəˈfiːdən/

boustrophedon in Arabic: بُطْرُفَة (buṭrufa). In English, boustrophedon means text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point.

Arabic words for boustrophedon

text written such that its direction alternates on each line
بُطْرُفَة buṭrufa

English meaning of boustrophedon

  1. noun Text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point.
  2. adjective Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).
  3. adverb Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).

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Questions about boustrophedon in Arabic

What is the meaning of boustrophedon in Arabic?
Boustrophedon in Arabic is بُطْرُفَة (buṭrufa).
ما معنى كلمة boustrophedon؟
Boustrophedon: بُطْرُفَة (buṭrufa).
What does boustrophedon mean in English?
Boustrophedon means text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: boustrophedon (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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