![]() In modern times the old 27-letter alphabet of this system also continues to be used for numbering lists.Numerology is the study of numbers, each letter has a numeric value that provides a related cosmic vibration. The Greek language system of letters-as-numbers is called isopsephy. The Greek numerals differ in a number of ways from the Abjad ones (for instance in the Greek alphabet there is no equivalent for ص, ṣād). ![]() ![]() Like the Abjad order, it is used in modern times for numbering outlines and points of information, including the first six days of the week. The Hebrew numeral system is known as Gematria and is used in Kabbalistic texts and numerology. The Abjad numerals are equivalent to the earlier Hebrew numerals up to 400. The name Allāh الله by itself has the value 66 (1+30+30+5).Ī few of the numerical values are different in the alternative Abjad order:įor four Persian letters these values are used: The abjad numbers are also used to assign numerical values to Arabic words for purposes of numerology. Equivalent to English, "A.", "B.", and "C." (or, rarer, Roman numerals: I, II, III, IV), in Arabic, thus " أ", then " ب", then " ج", not the first three letters of the modern hijāʼī order. In modern Arabic, they are primarily used for numbering outlines, items in lists, and points of information. Persian dictionaries use a slightly different order, in which و comes before ه instead of after it.īefore the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, the abjad as numbers were used for all mathematical purposes. Modern dictionaries and other reference books use the newer hijāʾī ( هجائي) order, which partially groups letters together by similarity of shape:Ī now-dated alfabaʾī Maghreb order exists (replaced by the Mashriqi order): ي
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