Appendix:Abjad numerals

Noun
abjad numerals


 * Abjad numerals are Arabic letters used as numbers. When Arabic letters are used as numbers, they follow a traditional order based on the Hebrew alphabet. Sometimes the numbers are marked by an overline.


 * The traditional abjad sequence is:
 * أ ب ج د ه‍ و ز ح ط ي ك ل م ن س ع ف ص ق ر ش ت ث خ ذ ض ظ غ


 * The abjad is grouped into these words to facilitate memory:
 * أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
 * ’ábjad háwwaz ħáṭṭī kálaman sáʕfaṣ qárašat θáχað ḍáẓaġ.


 * Units 1–9:
 * أ ب ج د ﻫ و ز ح ط


 * Tens 10–90:
 * ي ك ل م ن س ع ف ص


 * Hundreds 100–900:
 * ق ر ش ت ث خ ذ ض ظ


 * One thousand:
 * غ


 * Examples:
 * i. أ – $\overline{غتصب}$ &emsp;—&emsp;&emsp; 1492
 * ii. ب – $\overline{غذعــو}$ &emsp;—&ensp;&emsp; 1776
 * iii. ج – $\overline{غضيب}$ &emsp;— &emsp; 1812
 * iv. د – $\overline{غطمــه}$ &emsp;— &emsp; 1945
 * v. ﻫ – $\overline{غطفــــد}$ &emsp;—&ensp;&emsp; 1984