Hisab al-Jummal (Abjad Numerals)
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Hisab al-Jummal (حِسَاب ٱلْجُمَّل), also known as the Abjad Numerals, is a system of representation, defining numeric values in the form of the twenty-eight letters of the Arabic alphabet.
Conversion Table
| Letter | Tr. | Arabic name | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| أ | ʾ / ā | ʾalif | 1 |
| ب | b | bāʾ | 2 |
| ج | j | jīm | 3 |
| د | d | dāl | 4 |
| ه | h | hāʾ | 5 |
| و | w / ū | wāw | 6 |
| ز | z | zāy/zayn | 7 |
| ح | ḥ | ḥāʾ | 8 |
| ط | ṭ | ṭāʾ | 9 |
| ي | y / ī | yāʾ | 10 |
| ك | k | kāf | 20 |
| ل | l | lām | 30 |
| م | m | mīm | 40 |
| ن | n | nūn | 50 |
| س | s | sīn | 60 |
| ع | ʿ | ʿayn | 70 |
| ف | f | fāʾ | 80 |
| ص | ṣ | ṣād | 90 |
| ق | q̈ | q̈āf | 100 |
| ر | r | rāʾ | 200 |
| ش | sh | shīn | 300 |
| ت | t | tāʾ | 400 |
| ث | th | thāʾ | 500 |
| خ | kh | khāʾ | 600 |
| ذ | dh | dhāl | 700 |
| ض | ḍ | ḍād | 800 |
| ظ | ẓ | ẓāʾ | 900 |
| غ | gh | ghayn | 1000 |