Urdu script
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Urdu script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system, written in a right-to-left, calligraphic style, used primarily for the Urdu language and several related South Asian languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Urdu script canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14985537 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Urdu script Context triple: [Purgi, hasWritingSystem, Urdu script]
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A.
Perso-Arabic Sindhi script
The Perso-Arabic Sindhi script is the modern, Arabic-based writing system used for the Sindhi language, incorporating additional letters to represent Sindhi’s distinctive sounds.
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B.
Khudabadi script
The Khudabadi script is a historical writing system used primarily by Sindhi-speaking merchant communities of the Indian subcontinent for commercial and everyday purposes.
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C.
Multani script
Multani script is a historical Brahmic writing system once used primarily for the Multani language and mercantile records in the Multan region of the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Taliq script
Taliq script is a flowing, cursive style of Islamic calligraphy, historically used for Persian and Ottoman Turkish manuscripts and known for its elegant, slanted letterforms.
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E.
Takri script
The Takri script is an abugida historically used in the western Himalayas, particularly in regions of present-day Himachal Pradesh and Jammu, to write several Indo-Aryan languages such as Dogri and Jaunsari.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Urdu script Target entity description: Urdu script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system, written in a right-to-left, calligraphic style, used primarily for the Urdu language and several related South Asian languages.
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A.
Perso-Arabic Sindhi script
The Perso-Arabic Sindhi script is the modern, Arabic-based writing system used for the Sindhi language, incorporating additional letters to represent Sindhi’s distinctive sounds.
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B.
Khudabadi script
The Khudabadi script is a historical writing system used primarily by Sindhi-speaking merchant communities of the Indian subcontinent for commercial and everyday purposes.
-
C.
Multani script
Multani script is a historical Brahmic writing system once used primarily for the Multani language and mercantile records in the Multan region of the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Taliq script
Taliq script is a flowing, cursive style of Islamic calligraphy, historically used for Persian and Ottoman Turkish manuscripts and known for its elegant, slanted letterforms.
-
E.
Takri script
The Takri script is an abugida historically used in the western Himalayas, particularly in regions of present-day Himachal Pradesh and Jammu, to write several Indo-Aryan languages such as Dogri and Jaunsari.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.