Maghrebi script

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Arabic script variant
gptkbp:characteristic rounded letter forms
distinct from Mashriqi (Eastern) Arabic scripts
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Kufic_script
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature dot placement differs from Eastern scripts
letters like fa and qaf have different dotting
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maghrebi script
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:Andalusian_script
gptkb:Sudani_script
gptkb:Tuareg_script
Mali script
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:period 10th century onwards
gptkbp:unicodeBlock Arabic block
gptkbp:usedBy Muslim communities in North Africa
gptkbp:usedFor Qur'anic manuscripts
writing Berber languages
writing Arabic
writing Hausa
writing other African languages
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Tunisia
parts of West Africa
Maghreb region
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4