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A Common Necessity from Cunieform to Arabic Alphabet: Alphabet and Writing Systems

Çivi Yazısından Arap Alfabesine Ortak Bir Gereksinim: Alfabe ve Yazı Sistemleri

Yeşim Dilek(ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0863-5468
Pages
1–13
Publication Date
2022-06-25
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If needed to point out that the written language used in archives has a deep-rooted history, it is inevitable to investigate the journey of the origin of the Arabic alphabet will take us to the point where writing first emerged.

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Objective & Hypothesis:When looking at past civilizations, it should be noted that the key point that creates a civilization is language and the key to this lock is the alphabet.
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Key Findings & Data:The dominance of the alphabet, which the cuneiform and hieroglyphic script originated from their own reign of about 3000 years, has revealed fascinating qualities in all civilizations.
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Conclusion & Impact:If needed to point out that the written language used in archives has a deep-rooted history, it is inevitable to investigate the journey of the origin of the Arabic alphabet will take us to the point where writing first emerged.
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⚙️Variables:Çivi Yazısı · Ön Sami Dilleri · Alfabe

Abstract

When looking at past civilizations, it should be noted that the key point that creates a civilization is language and the key to this lock is the alphabet. The dominance of the alphabet, which the cuneiform and hieroglyphic script originated from their own reign of about 3000 years, has revealed fascinating qualities in all civilizations. Each alphabet such as Latin alphabet with Phoenician origin, the Chinese alphabet consisting of distinctive signs, the Arabic alphabet derived from the Semitic languages has covered a distance until they create their own style. The adventure of the Arabic alphabet, which was derived from the Semitic language, including the Ottoman alphabet, covers a very long history. If needed to point out that the written language used in archives has a deep-rooted history, it is inevitable to investigate the journey of the origin of the Arabic alphabet will take us to the point where writing first emerged.

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Geçmiş uygarlıklara bakıldığında bir medeniyeti oluşturan kilit noktanın dil olduğunu ve bu kilidin anahtarının alfabe olduğunu belirtmek gerekir. Çivi yazısı ile hiyeroglif yazısının yaklaşık 3000 yıllık kendi saltanatlarından doğurdukları alfabenin tüm uygarlıklarda sürdürdüğü hükümranlık göz alıcı nitelikler ortaya koymuştur. Fenike kökenli Latin alfabesi, kendine özgü işaretlerden oluşan Çin alfabesi, Sami dillerinden türeyen Arap alfabesi gibi her alfabe türü kendi sitilini oluşturana kadar uzun yol kat etmişlerdir. Osmanlı alfabesinin de yer aldığı Sami dilinden türeyen Arap alfabesinin serüveni oldukça uzun bir geçmişi kapsamaktadır. Arşivlerde kullanılan yazı dilinin ne kadar köklü bir tarihi olduğu belirtmek gerekirse Arap alfabesinin çıkış noktasını araştırmak için bu yolculuğun bizi yazının ilk çıktığı noktaya götürmesi kaçınılmazdır.

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Dilek, Y. (2022). A Common Necessity from Cunieform to Arabic Alphabet: Alphabet and Writing Systems. Journal of Universal History Studies, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.38000/juhis.1120381

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