Zanabazar square script
Abugida developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zanabazar's square script is a horizontal Mongolian square script (Mongolian: Хэвтээ Дөрвөлжин бичиг, Khevtee Dörvöljin bichig or Mongolian: Хэвтээ Дөрвөлжин Үсэг, Khevtee Dörvöljin Üseg),[1] an abugida developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar based on the Tibetan alphabet to write Mongolian. It can also be used to write Tibetan language and Sanskrit as a geometric typeface.[2][3]
Quick Facts Zanabazar's square script 𑨢𑨆𑨏𑨳𑨋𑨆𑨬𑨳, Script type ...
Zanabazar's square script 𑨢𑨆𑨏𑨳𑨋𑨆𑨬𑨳 | |
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Script type | |
Creator | Zanabazar |
Time period | unknown |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Mongolian, Tibetan, Sanskrit |
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ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Zanb (339), Zanabazar Square (Zanabazarin Dörböljin Useg, Xewtee Dörböljin Bicig, Horizontal Square Script) |
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Unicode alias | Zanabazar Square |
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The theorised Semitic origins of the Brahmi script are not universally agreed upon. |
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It was re-discovered in 1801 and the script's applications during its using period are not known, read left to right, and employed vowel diacritics above and below the consonant letters.[1]