According to the Encyclopedia Britannica calligraphy is 'the art of beautiful handwriting. The term may derive from the Greek words for “beauty” (kallos) and “to write” (graphein).
The Korean alphabet of Hangeul (한글) has a legitimate claim as being the world's best writing system. Language learners and linguists widely recognize Hangeul for its intuitiveness and ease of learning. Let's explore in more detail why many consider 한글 as the world's best writing system!
'S' is the most beautiful letter of alphabets.
Some consider the language of the Arab-Muslim world to be the most beautiful of all written languages. In fact, Arabic calligraphy is seen as a completely separate art. Though it may be considered to be in the same category as drawing or painting, it is often honored above all other Arabic art forms.
Arabic Doesn't Actually Have an Alphabet
Instead, the system is called “abjad” or consonantal alphabet. For English speakers, reading and writing without vowels seems impossible, but it's something common among Semitic languages – such as Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic or Maltese.
In dictionaries, j, q, and z are found the least, but some of the words are rarely used. And if you value the opinion of cryptologists (people who study secret codes and communication), x, q, and z make the fewest appearances in the writing scene.
What does Arabic sound like? Generally Arabic is quite a guttural and consonant-heavy sounding language, but the sound of Arabic varies greatly across the countries it is spoken in. At the other end of the scale, the Moroccan version of Arabic uses the heavy consonant sounds and is a more guttural sounding lingo.
Arabic might be considered the richest language in words based on its complexity. According to The National – the United Arab Emirates' leading English-speaking news outlet – on average, a single written word in Arabic has three meanings, seven pronunciations and 12 interpretations.
So what exactly makes a language “harsh”? There is no singular defining element, but the languages that English natives tend to view as harsh, including German, Dutch, and Russian, incorporate many noises made at the back of the throat –– these are called uvular fricatives.
Q—Extremely rare letter that looks cool (upper- or lowercase), makes a sharp sound and always draws attention.
And it was determined that the weirdest language, spoken by a total population of 6,000 people worldwide, is Chalcatongo Mixtec. Chalcatongo Mixtec is spoken mainly in Oaxaca, Mexico, and is considered the weirdest language because it is the most unique when compared to the other languages spoken throughout the world.
PERF 558 is the oldest surviving Arabic papyrus, found in Heracleopolis in Egypt, and is also the oldest dated Arabic text using the Islamic era, dating to 643.
There are 25 countries that claim Arabic as an official or co-official language: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The exception to this are ا (alif), د (daal), ذ (dhaal), ر (raa), ز (zayn / zaa), and و (waaw) which are called selfish letters because they do not connect with others. These letters use the isolated or final form depending on their position.
MSA is considered to be the purest version of Arabic and it is widely respected across the Middle East & North Africa – and among non-Arab Muslims worldwide – because it is the language of the Quran. Learning MSA therefore offers a unique insight into Arabic culture and Islam.
Egyptian Arabic
Its grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation differ from other dialects, and it uses a g-sound instead of a j. Learners can consider it the most beneficial dialect of Arabic to learn because it is the most commonly spoken in the Arab world.
Category: Power of the Letter P. The alphabet P is a pretty powerful alphabet among the English alphabets. According to the post “which English letter is the starting letter for the maximum words?”, the alphabet P is only 2nd with about 24,472 words, among all the 26 letters in English.
L is for love, and lots of it. This V Day, we've pulled together a special A-Z to celebrate L.O.V.E.
Clearly, the best letter in the alphabet is T, because T relates to the best thing in the world - T(ea).