28 letters
Arabic letters الحروف
The 28 letters in abjad order, each with its numerical value, the sums of its inner (bāṭin) spelling, and its paired letter.
- ا Letter 1
- Abjad value
- 1
- Paired letter
- س
- Inner serial sum
- 29
- Inner abjad sum
- 110
- Cumulative inner serial
- 29
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 110
- ب Letter 2
- Abjad value
- 2
- Paired letter
- ع
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 30
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 111
- ج Letter 3
- Abjad value
- 3
- Paired letter
- ف
- Inner serial sum
- 23
- Inner abjad sum
- 50
- Cumulative inner serial
- 53
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 161
- د Letter 4
- Abjad value
- 4
- Paired letter
- ص
- Inner serial sum
- 13
- Inner abjad sum
- 31
- Cumulative inner serial
- 66
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 192
- ه Letter 5
- Abjad value
- 5
- Paired letter
- ق
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 67
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 193
- و Letter 6
- Abjad value
- 6
- Paired letter
- ر
- Inner serial sum
- 7
- Inner abjad sum
- 7
- Cumulative inner serial
- 74
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 200
- ز Letter 7
- Abjad value
- 7
- Paired letter
- ش
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 75
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 201
- ح Letter 8
- Abjad value
- 8
- Paired letter
- ت
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 76
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 202
- ط Letter 9
- Abjad value
- 9
- Paired letter
- ث
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 77
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 203
- ى Letter 10
- Abjad value
- 10
- Paired letter
- خ
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 78
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 204
- ك Letter 11
- Abjad value
- 20
- Paired letter
- ذ
- Inner serial sum
- 18
- Inner abjad sum
- 81
- Cumulative inner serial
- 96
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 285
- ل Letter 12
- Abjad value
- 30
- Paired letter
- ض
- Inner serial sum
- 14
- Inner abjad sum
- 41
- Cumulative inner serial
- 110
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 326
- م Letter 13
- Abjad value
- 40
- Paired letter
- ظ
- Inner serial sum
- 23
- Inner abjad sum
- 50
- Cumulative inner serial
- 133
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 376
- ن Letter 14
- Abjad value
- 50
- Paired letter
- غ
- Inner serial sum
- 20
- Inner abjad sum
- 56
- Cumulative inner serial
- 153
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 432
- س Letter 15
- Abjad value
- 60
- Paired letter
- ا
- Inner serial sum
- 24
- Inner abjad sum
- 60
- Cumulative inner serial
- 177
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 492
- ع Letter 16
- Abjad value
- 70
- Paired letter
- ب
- Inner serial sum
- 24
- Inner abjad sum
- 60
- Cumulative inner serial
- 201
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 552
- ف Letter 17
- Abjad value
- 80
- Paired letter
- ج
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 202
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 553
- ص Letter 18
- Abjad value
- 90
- Paired letter
- د
- Inner serial sum
- 5
- Inner abjad sum
- 5
- Cumulative inner serial
- 207
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 558
- ق Letter 19
- Abjad value
- 100
- Paired letter
- ه
- Inner serial sum
- 18
- Inner abjad sum
- 81
- Cumulative inner serial
- 225
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 639
- ر Letter 20
- Abjad value
- 200
- Paired letter
- و
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 226
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 640
- ش Letter 21
- Abjad value
- 300
- Paired letter
- ز
- Inner serial sum
- 24
- Inner abjad sum
- 60
- Cumulative inner serial
- 250
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 700
- ت Letter 22
- Abjad value
- 400
- Paired letter
- ح
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 251
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 701
- ث Letter 23
- Abjad value
- 500
- Paired letter
- ط
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 252
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 702
- خ Letter 24
- Abjad value
- 600
- Paired letter
- ى
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 253
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 703
- ذ Letter 25
- Abjad value
- 700
- Paired letter
- ك
- Inner serial sum
- 13
- Inner abjad sum
- 31
- Cumulative inner serial
- 266
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 734
- ض Letter 26
- Abjad value
- 800
- Paired letter
- ل
- Inner serial sum
- 5
- Inner abjad sum
- 5
- Cumulative inner serial
- 271
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 739
- ظ Letter 27
- Abjad value
- 900
- Paired letter
- م
- Inner serial sum
- 1
- Inner abjad sum
- 1
- Cumulative inner serial
- 272
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 740
- غ Letter 28
- Abjad value
- 1000
- Paired letter
- ن
- Inner serial sum
- 24
- Inner abjad sum
- 60
- Cumulative inner serial
- 296
- Cumulative inner abjad
- 800
About the letters
The abjad value is the number each letter carries in the traditional abjad system. The serial is its place in the abjad order.
The inner sums add up the values of the letters used to spell the letter’s own name; the cumulative columns add them up from the first letter on. These are the figures recorded in the corpus.