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  2. Nabataean script - Wikipedia

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    The Nabataean script is an abjad (consonantal alphabet) that was used to write Nabataean Aramaic and Nabataean Arabic from the second century BC onwards. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Important inscriptions are found in Petra (now in Jordan ), the Sinai Peninsula (now part of Egypt ), and other archaeological sites including Abdah (in Israel ) and Mada'in Saleh ...

  3. Nabataean Arabic - Wikipedia

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    Nabataean Arabic (or Nabataeo-Arabic) was a predecessor of the Arabic alphabet. It evolved from Nabataean Aramaic , first entering use in the late third century AD. It continued to be used into the mid-fifth century, after which the script evolves into a new phase known as Paleo-Arabic .

  4. History of the Arabic alphabet - Wikipedia

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    Nabataean Arabic: Starting in the third century, and until the mid-fifth century, the Nabataean Aramaic alphabet evolved into what is known as Nabataean-Arabic. This alphabet has received this name because it contains a mixture of features from the prior Aramaic script, in addition to a number of notable features from the later fully developed ...

  5. Nabataeans - Wikipedia

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    The Nabataean alphabet itself also developed out of the Aramaic alphabet, but it used a distinctive cursive script from which the Arabic alphabet emerged. There are different opinions concerning the development of the Arabic script. J. Starcky considers the Lakhmids' Syriac form script as a probable candidate. [55]

  6. Madaba Nabataean Inscriptions - Wikipedia

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    The Madaba Nabataean inscriptions are a pair of identical ancient texts carved in the Nabataean alphabet, discovered in the town of Madaba, Jordan. Dating to 37/38 CE during the reign of King Aretas IV , these inscriptions provide insight into the Nabataean civilization, particularly its language, administration, and funerary practices.

  7. Nabataean Aramaic - Wikipedia

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    Nabataean Aramaic is the extinct Aramaic variety used in inscriptions by the Nabataeans of the East Bank of the Jordan River, the Negev, and the Sinai Peninsula.Compared with other varieties of Aramaic, it is notable for the occurrence of a number of loanwords and grammatical borrowings from Arabic or other North Arabian languages.

  8. Category:Nabataean script - Wikipedia

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  9. Namara inscription - Wikipedia

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    The Namara inscription (Arabic: نقش النمارة naqš an-Namārah) is a 4th century inscription in the Arabic language, making it one of the earliest.It has also been interpreted as a late version of the Nabataean script in its transition to Arabic script.