أبجدية
The English phrase "abc" can be translated into Arabic as أبجدية.
أبجدية is a noun meaning a primer for learning the alphabet.
Meaning: primer for learning the alphabet (noun)
Did you know?
- In Arabic, أبجدية can describe not just a primer but the entire set of letters in any language. It is the root for the English linguistic term 'abjad'.
- An 'abjad' is a writing system where only consonants are written. Vowels are usually indicated by optional marks above or below the letters.
- The word أبجدية is based on the first four letters of the Arabic alphabet. This sequence is used in traditional systems to assign numerical values to letters.
Examples in context
- في المدرسة، تعلمنا الأبجدية العربية بسهولة.In school, we easily learned the Arabic alphabet.
Example conversation
Ziad and Maryam are in a bookstore.
- زياد Ziadيا مريم، هل تبحثين عن أبجدية؟Ya Maryam, hal tabhathina 'an abjadiyya?Maryam, are you looking for an alphabet primer?
- مريم Maryamنعم، أريد واحدة لتعلم اللغة.Na'am, uridu wahida li-ta'allum al-lugha.Yes, I want one to learn the language.
- زياد Ziadهذه أبجدية ممتازة ومفيدة جداً.Hadhihi abjadiyya mumtaza wa mufida jiddan.This is an excellent and very useful alphabet primer.
- مريم Maryamشكراً يا زياد، سأشتريها الآن.Shukran ya Ziyad, sa-ashtariha al-an.Thank you Ziad, I will buy it now.
