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| The Arabic alphabet has only 18 distinct characters, but, by adding dots below and above 8 of these, the 28 consonants and 3 long vowels of the Arabic language are formed. The Arabic alphabet is the second most widely used in the world, having been adopted for use in languages such as Farsi, Urdu, Spanish, and Malay. | ||||||
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