Sogdian alphabet
Alphabet for use with the Sogdian language of central Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sogdian alphabet was originally used for the Sogdian language, a language in the Iranian family used by the people of Sogdia.[1] The alphabet is derived from Syriac, a descendant script of the Aramaic alphabet. The Sogdian alphabet is one of three scripts used to write the Sogdian language, the others being the Manichaean alphabet and the Syriac alphabet.[1] It was used throughout Central Asia, from the edge of Iran in the west, to China in the east, from approximately 100–1200 A.D.[1]
Quick Facts Sogdian 𐼑𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋 [*𐼀𐼈𐼂𐼀𐼋] swγδyk [*ʾzβʾk]𐼼𐼴𐼶𐼹𐼷𐼸 (𐼰𐼵𐼱𐼰𐼸) swγδyk (ʾzβʾk)𐼼𐼲𐼴𐼹𐼷𐼰𐼴 sγwδyʾw𐫘𐫇𐫄𐫔𐫏𐫀𐫇 swγδyʾw, Script type ...
Sogdian 𐼑𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋 [*𐼀𐼈𐼂𐼀𐼋] swγδyk [*ʾzβʾk] 𐼼𐼴𐼶𐼹𐼷𐼸 (𐼰𐼵𐼱𐼰𐼸) swγδyk (ʾzβʾk) 𐼼𐼲𐼴𐼹𐼷𐼰𐼴 sγwδyʾw 𐫘𐫇𐫄𐫔𐫏𐫀𐫇 swγδyʾw | |
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Script type | |
Time period | Late Antiquity |
Direction | Horizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts, top-to-bottom Vertical (left-to-right); Horizontal (right-to-left) |
Languages | Sogdian |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | Manichaean alphabet Old Turkic alphabet |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Sogd (141), Sogdian (Sogdian)Sogo, 142 (Old Sogdian) |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Sogdian |
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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