Editing Arabic alphabet (section)

==== Hijaʼi ====
Modern dictionaries and reference books use the {{transliteration|ar|hijāʾī}} alphabetical order instead of the Abjadi alphabetical order, in which letters are arranged mainly by similarity of shape. The ''hijaʼi'' order is never used for numerals.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Common {{transliteration|ar|hijaʼi}} order
|-
| {{lang|ar|ا}} || {{lang|ar|ب}} || {{lang|ar|ت}} || {{lang|ar|ث}} || {{lang|ar|ج}} || {{lang|ar|ح}} || {{lang|ar|خ}} || {{lang|ar|د}} || {{lang|ar|ذ}} || {{lang|ar|ر}} || {{lang|ar|ز}} || {{lang|ar|س}} || {{lang|ar|ش}} || {{lang|ar|ص}} || {{lang|ar|ض}} || {{lang|ar|ط}} || {{lang|ar|ظ}} || {{lang|ar|ع}} || {{lang|ar|غ}} || {{lang|ar|ف}} || {{lang|ar|ق}} || {{lang|ar|ك}} || {{lang|ar|ل}} || {{lang|ar|م}} || {{lang|ar|ن}} || {{lang|ar|ه}} || {{lang|ar|و}} || {{lang|ar|ي}}
|-
| <big>ʾ</big> || {{transliteration|ar|b}} || {{transliteration|ar|t}} || {{transliteration|ar|th}} || {{transliteration|ar|j}} || {{transliteration|ar|ḥ}} || {{transliteration|ar|kh}} || {{transliteration|ar|d}} || {{transliteration|ar|dh}} || {{transliteration|ar|r}} || {{transliteration|ar|z}} || {{transliteration|ar|s}} || {{transliteration|ar|sh}} || {{transliteration|ar|ṣ}} || {{transliteration|ar|ḍ}} || {{transliteration|ar|ṭ}} || {{transliteration|ar|ẓ}} || <big>{{ayn}}</big> || {{transliteration|ar|gh}} || {{transliteration|ar|f}} || {{transliteration|ar|q}} || {{transliteration|ar|k}} || {{transliteration|ar|l}} || {{transliteration|ar|m}} || {{transliteration|ar|n}} || {{transliteration|ar|h}} || {{transliteration|ar|w}} || {{transliteration|ar|y}}
|-
| colspan="9" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="pink" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
|}

A different ''hijaʼi'' order was used in the [[Maghreb]] but is now considered obsolete. The sequence is:{{sfn|Macdonald|1986|p= 117, 130, 149}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Maghrebian {{transliteration|ar|hijaʼi}} order (obsolete)
|-
| {{lang|ar|ا}} || {{lang|ar|ب}} || {{lang|ar|ت}} || {{lang|ar|ث}} || {{lang|ar|ج}} || {{lang|ar|ح}} || {{lang|ar|خ}} || {{lang|ar|د}} || {{lang|ar|ذ}} || {{lang|ar|ر}} || {{lang|ar|ز}} || {{lang|ar|ط}} || {{lang|ar|ظ}} || {{lang|ar|ك}} || {{lang|ar|ل}} || {{lang|ar|م}} || {{lang|ar|ن}} || {{lang|ar|ص}} || {{lang|ar|ض}} || {{lang|ar|ع}} || {{lang|ar|غ}} || {{lang|ar|ف}} || {{lang|ar|ق}} || {{lang|ar|س}} || {{lang|ar|ش}} || {{lang|ar|ه}} || {{lang|ar|و}} || {{lang|ar|ي}}
|-
| <big>ʾ</big> || {{transliteration|ar|b}} || {{transliteration|ar|t}} || {{transliteration|ar|th}} || {{transliteration|ar|j}} || {{transliteration|ar|ḥ}} || {{transliteration|ar|kh}} || {{transliteration|ar|d}} || {{transliteration|ar|dh}} || {{transliteration|ar|r}} || {{transliteration|ar|z}} || {{transliteration|ar|ṭ}} || {{transliteration|ar|ẓ}} || {{transliteration|ar|k}} || {{transliteration|ar|l}} || {{transliteration|ar|m}} || {{transliteration|ar|n}} || {{transliteration|ar|ṣ}} || {{transliteration|ar|ḍ}} || <big>{{ayn}}</big> || {{transliteration|ar|gh}} || {{transliteration|ar|f}} || {{transliteration|ar|q}} || {{transliteration|ar|s}} || {{transliteration|ar|sh}} || {{transliteration|ar|h}} || {{transliteration|ar|w}} || {{transliteration|ar|y}}
|-
| colspan="9" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="pink" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
|-
| colspan="28" bgcolor="lightgrey" style="font-size: 70%; font-style: italic;" | The colors indicate which letters have different positions from the previous table
|}

The ''al-iklīl'' order, now obsolete, also arranged letters mainly by shape. It was first used in the 10th-century work [[Al-Iklil|''Kitāb al-Iklīl'']]. The sequence is:{{sfn|Macdonald|1986|p= 130}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ ''Al-iklīl'' order (obsolete)
|-
| {{lang|ar|ا}} || {{lang|ar|ب}} || {{lang|ar|ت}} || {{lang|ar|ث}} || {{lang|ar|ج}} || {{lang|ar|ح}} || {{lang|ar|خ}} || {{lang|ar|د}} || {{lang|ar|ذ}} || {{lang|ar|ك}} || {{lang|ar|ل}} || {{lang|ar|م}} || {{lang|ar|و}} || {{lang|ar|ن}} || {{lang|ar|ص}} || {{lang|ar|ض}} || {{lang|ar|ع}} || {{lang|ar|غ}} || {{lang|ar|ط}} || {{lang|ar|ظ}} || {{lang|ar|ف}} || {{lang|ar|ق}} || {{lang|ar|ر}} || {{lang|ar|ز}} || {{lang|ar|ه}} || {{lang|ar|س}} || {{lang|ar|ش}} || {{lang|ar|ي}}
|-
| <big>ʾ</big> || {{transliteration|ar|b}} || {{transliteration|ar|t}} || {{transliteration|ar|th}} || {{transliteration|ar|j}} || {{transliteration|ar|ḥ}} || {{transliteration|ar|kh}} || {{transliteration|ar|d}} || {{transliteration|ar|dh}} || {{transliteration|ar|k}} || {{transliteration|ar|l}} || {{transliteration|ar|m}} || {{transliteration|ar|w}} || {{transliteration|ar|n}} || {{transliteration|ar|ṣ}} || {{transliteration|ar|ḍ}} || <big>{{ayn}}</big> || {{transliteration|ar|gh}} || {{transliteration|ar|ṭ}} || {{transliteration|ar|ẓ}} || {{transliteration|ar|f}} || {{transliteration|ar|q}} || {{transliteration|ar|r}} || {{transliteration|ar|z}} || {{transliteration|ar|h}} || {{transliteration|ar|s}} || {{transliteration|ar|sh}} || {{transliteration|ar|y}}
|-
| colspan="9" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="2" bgcolor="pink" |
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
|}
[[File:Arabic vs Hebrew Syriac Greek mul.svg|thumb|320px|hijāʾī collation compared to Hebrew, Syriac, and Greek]]