a type of writing system in which there is one symbol per consonant al phoneme , sometimes also called a consonantary

a type of writing system where there is one symbol per character (as in an alphabet )

a type of writing system where there isone symbol per consonantal phoneme ,sometimes also called a consonantary

The ancient Arabic system of allocating a numerical value to letters of the alphabet, so that numbers may be represented by letters and vice versa. Thus every word has both a literal meaning and a numerical value.

An abjad, sometimes also called a consonantary, is a type of writing system in which there is one symbol per consonantal phoneme. Some abjads in use are Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Persian, and Avestan.