Editing Arabic alphabet (section)

==== Abjadi ====
The Abjadi order is not a simple correspondence with the earlier north Semitic alphabetic order, as it has a position corresponding to the Aramaic letter ''[[samek]]'' {{lang|arc|𐡎‎}}, which has no cognate letter in the Arabic alphabet historically. The abjadi order is the usual Arabic order in  dictionaries and reference books of the late 1st millennium to the early 2nd millennium.

The loss of {{transliteration|he|sameḵ}} was compensated for by:

* In the [[Mashriq]]i abjad sequence, the letter {{lang|ar|ﺱ}} {{transliteration|ar|sīn}} took the place of {{transliteration|he|sameḵ}}, and the letter {{lang|ar|ش}} {{transliteration|ar|shīn}} took place of ''[[Shin (letter)|šīn]]'' {{lang|arc|𐡔}}.
* In the [[Maghreb]]i abjad sequence, the letter [[Tsade (letter)|''ṣāḏē'']] {{lang|arc|𐡑}} was split into two independent Arabic letters, {{lang|ar|ض}} {{transliteration|ar|ALA|ḍad}} and {{lang|ar|ص}} {{transliteration|ar|ALA|ṣad}}, with the latter taking the place of {{transliteration|he|ALA|sameḵ}}.

The six other letters that do not correspond to any north Semitic letter are placed at the end.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Common {{transliteration|ar|ALA|Abjadi}} sequence{{sfn|Macdonald|1986|p=117, 130, 149}}
|{{lang|ar|ا}}
|{{lang|ar|ب}}
|{{lang|ar|ج}}
|{{lang|ar|د}}
|{{lang|ar|ه}}
|{{lang|ar|و}}
|{{lang|ar|ز}}
|{{lang|ar|ح}}
|{{lang|ar|ط}}
|{{lang|ar|ي}}
|{{lang|ar|ك}}
|{{lang|ar|ل}}
|{{lang|ar|م}}
|{{lang|ar|ن}}
|{{lang|ar|س}}
|{{lang|ar|ع}}
|{{lang|ar|ف}}
|{{lang|ar|ص}}
|{{lang|ar|ق}}
|{{lang|ar|ر}}
|{{lang|ar|ش}}
|{{lang|ar|ت}}
|{{lang|ar|ث}}
|{{lang|ar|خ}}
|{{lang|ar|ذ}}
|{{lang|ar|ض}}
|{{lang|ar|ظ}}
|{{lang|ar|غ}}
|-
|<big>ʾ</big>
|{{transliteration|ar|b}}
|{{transliteration|ar|j}}
|{{transliteration|ar|d}}
|{{transliteration|ar|h}}
|{{transliteration|ar|w}}
|{{transliteration|ar|z}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ḥ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ṭ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|y}}
|{{transliteration|ar|k}}
|{{transliteration|ar|l}}
|{{transliteration|ar|m}}
|{{transliteration|ar|n}}
|{{transliteration|ar|s}}
|<big>{{ayn}}</big>
|{{transliteration|ar|f}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ṣ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|q}}
|{{transliteration|ar|r}}
|{{transliteration|ar|sh}}
|{{transliteration|ar|t}}
|{{transliteration|ar|th}}
|{{transliteration|ar|kh}}
|{{transliteration|ar|dh}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ḍ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ẓ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|gh}}
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This is commonly vocalized as follows:

: {{transliteration|ar|ʾabjad hawwaz ḥuṭṭī kalaman saʿfaṣ qarashat thakhadh ḍaẓagh}}.

Another vocalization is:

: {{transliteration|ar|ʾabujadin hawazin ḥuṭiya kalman saʿfaṣ qurishat thakhudh ḍaẓugh}}{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Maghreb]]ian {{transliteration|ar|Abjadi}} sequence (quoted in apparently earliest authorities & considered older){{sfn|Macdonald|1986|p=117, 130, 149}}<ref name="magb3">{{in lang|ar}} [http://alyaseer.net/vb/showthread.php?t=8807 Alyaseer.net {{lang|ar|ترتيب المداخل والبطاقات في القوائم والفهارس الموضوعية}} Ordering entries and cards in subject indexes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223135008/http://alyaseer.net/vb/showthread.php?t=8807|date=23 December 2007}} Discussion thread ''(Accessed 2009-October–06)''</ref>
|{{lang|ar|ا}}
|{{lang|ar|ب}}
|{{lang|ar|ج}}
|{{lang|ar|د}}
|{{lang|ar|ه}}
|{{lang|ar|و}}
|{{lang|ar|ز}}
|{{lang|ar|ح}}
|{{lang|ar|ط}}
|{{lang|ar|ي}}
|{{lang|ar|ك}}
|{{lang|ar|ل}}
|{{lang|ar|م}}
|{{lang|ar|ن}}
|{{lang|ar|ص}}
|{{lang|ar|ع}}
|{{lang|ar|ف}}
|{{lang|ar|ض}}
|{{lang|ar|ق}}
|{{lang|ar|ر}}
|{{lang|ar|س}}
|{{lang|ar|ت}}
|{{lang|ar|ث}}
|{{lang|ar|خ}}
|{{lang|ar|ذ}}
|{{lang|ar|ظ}}
|{{lang|ar|غ}}
|{{lang|ar|ش}}
|-
|<big>ʾ</big>
|{{transliteration|ar|b}}
|{{transliteration|ar|j}}
|{{transliteration|ar|d}}
|{{transliteration|ar|h}}
|{{transliteration|ar|w}}
|{{transliteration|ar|z}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ḥ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ṭ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|y}}
|{{transliteration|ar|k}}
|{{transliteration|ar|l}}
|{{transliteration|ar|m}}
|{{transliteration|ar|n}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ṣ}}
|<big>{{ayn}}</big>
|{{transliteration|ar|f}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ḍ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|q}}
|{{transliteration|ar|r}}
|{{transliteration|ar|s}}
|{{transliteration|ar|t}}
|{{transliteration|ar|th}}
|{{transliteration|ar|kh}}
|{{transliteration|ar|dh}}
|{{transliteration|ar|ẓ}}
|{{transliteration|ar|gh}}
|{{transliteration|ar|sh}}
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| colspan="28" bgcolor="lightgrey" style="font-size: 70%; font-style: italic;" |The colors indicate which letters have different positions from the previous table
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This can be vocalized as:

: {{transliteration|ar|ʾabujadin hawazin ḥuṭiya kalman ṣaʿfaḍ qurisat thakhudh ẓaghush}}