Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adlam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: ad-lam
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A script used to write Fulani.

Example Sentences

"Adlam is a casing script with right-to-left directionality. Its letters can be written separately or can be cursively joined in the same way that Arabic and N’Ko are. Joining is optional, not obligatory."

Etymology

Derived from the first four letters of the alphabet (A, D, L, M), from Fula Alkule Dandaydhe Leñol Mulugol.

Word Breakdown

Root: Alkule Dandaydhe Leñol Mulugol

Questions

What does adlam mean?: A surname.
Where does adlam come from?: Derived from the first four letters of the alphabet (A, D, L, M), from Fula Alkule Dandaydhe Leñol Mulugol.

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