Arwi
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Arwi or Arabu-Tamil is an Arabic-influenced dialect of the Tamil language written with an extension of the Arabic alphabet, with extensive lexical and phonetic influences from the Arabic language. Arw
Arwi script in a tombstone at Kilakarai, Old Jumma Masjid
A multilingual advertisement with a catalogue of books and textiles available from a shop in Ponnani in 1908. Text on the left hand side is Arabi-Tamil, text on the right hand side, Arabi Malayalam script
Arabi Malayalam script
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Arabi Malayalam script, also known as Ponnani script, is a writing system — a variant form of the Arabic script with special orthographic features — for writing Malayalam, a Dravidian language in sout
Arwi
…Languages Tamil Related scripts Parent systems Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Nabataean Arabic Arwi / Arabu-Tamil Sister systems Arabi Malayalam ISO 15924 ISO 15924 Arab (160), Arabic Unicode Unicode alias Arabic Arwi (أَرْوِيُّ ʾArwīyyu) or Arabu-Tamil (Tamil: அரபுத்தமிழ், عَرَبُ تَّمِۻْ…
Arabi Malayalam alphabet with Malayalam alphabet correspondences
Copy of the first book in Arabi-Malayalam called "Muhyadheen Mala"