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Mandaic: writing

How Mandaic is written: scripts, the alphabet, romanisation, numerals, keyboards and fonts.

ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡀ

01Scripts

  • ISO 15924 Mand · Right to left

    ࡀ ࡁ ࡂ ࡃMandaic alphabet

    Encoded in Unicode 6.0 (2010).

02Alphabet chart: Mandaic alphabet

Letters: the Mandaic block of the Unicode Standard (U+0840 to U+085F).

  1. ࡀ
  2. ࡁ
  3. ࡂ
  4. ࡃ
  5. ࡄ
  6. ࡅ
  7. ࡆ
  8. ࡇ
  9. ࡈ
  10. ࡉ
  11. ࡊ
  12. ࡋ
  13. ࡌ
  14. ࡍ
  15. ࡎ
  16. ࡏ
  17. ࡐ
  18. ࡑ
  19. ࡒ
  20. ࡓ
  21. ࡔ
  22. ࡕ
  23. ࡖ
  24. ࡗ
  25. ࡘ
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LetterCode pointUnicode nameRomanisationSound (IPA)
ࡀU+0840mandaic letter halqa
ࡁU+0841mandaic letter ab
ࡂU+0842mandaic letter ag
ࡃU+0843mandaic letter ad
ࡄU+0844mandaic letter ah
ࡅU+0845mandaic letter ushenna
ࡆU+0846mandaic letter az
ࡇU+0847mandaic letter it
ࡈU+0848mandaic letter att
ࡉU+0849mandaic letter aksa
ࡊU+084Amandaic letter ak
ࡋU+084Bmandaic letter al
ࡌU+084Cmandaic letter am
ࡍU+084Dmandaic letter an
ࡎU+084Emandaic letter as
ࡏU+084Fmandaic letter in
ࡐU+0850mandaic letter ap
ࡑU+0851mandaic letter asz
ࡒU+0852mandaic letter aq
ࡓU+0853mandaic letter ar
ࡔU+0854mandaic letter ash
ࡕU+0855mandaic letter at
ࡖU+0856mandaic letter dushenna
ࡗU+0857mandaic letter kad
ࡘU+0858mandaic letter ain
  • Encoded in Unicode 6.0 (2010).
  • Vowels are written with letters, unlike most Aramaic scripts.

Sources The Unicode Standard, version 18.0.0: Unicode Character Database. (2026) Verified

03Numerals

Western digits latn
2026

Digits from Unicode CLDR numbering systems.

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Digits0123456789
Western digits0123456789

04Orthography and standards

No official orthography body is recorded for Mandaic yet.

StandardFor this language
ISO 639-3mid, myz
ISO 15924Mand
Unicode CLDR localenone
Digitslatn

Sources ISO 639-3 code tables. SIL International, registration authority. (2025) To verify; ISO 15924 codes for the representation of names of scripts. Unicode Consortium, registration authority. (2025) Verified; Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR), version 49 data. (2026) Verified

05Keyboards and typing

Windows
Settings, Time and language, Language and region: add the language, then its keyboard. Switch with Windows key and Space.
macOS
System Settings, Keyboard, Text Input: edit Input Sources and add the keyboard. Switch from the menu bar.
Android
In the keyboard app’s settings (Gboard: Languages), add the language and choose its layout.
iPhone and iPad
Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards: add the keyboard. Switch with the globe key.
Linux
In the desktop settings (GNOME: Keyboard, Input Sources), add the layout.

Which layouts each system ships for each language changes with every release. Check the list on your device; layouts we have confirmed are named on the language’s page.

06Fonts

On this platform the language is shown with Noto Sans Mandaic. Every face is self-hosted under an open licence.

FontScriptsLicence
VazirmatnPersian, Arabic, Dari, South AzerbaijaniSIL Open Font License 1.1
EstedadKurdish in the Arabic-based script, Arabic-script headingsSIL Open Font License 1.1
Noto Sans ArmenianArmenianSIL Open Font License 1.1
Noto Sans Syriac EasternAssyrian Neo-AramaicSIL Open Font License 1.1
Noto Sans MandaicMandaicSIL Open Font License 1.1
Noto Sans HebrewHebrew, Judeo-PersianSIL Open Font License 1.1
Noto Sans GeorgianGeorgianSIL Open Font License 1.1
IBM Plex Sans and Noto SansLatin and Cyrillic, Kurdish Cyrillic lettersSIL Open Font License 1.1

07Sources

  1. The Unicode Standard, version 18.0.0: Unicode Character Database. 2026

    Verified Unicode License v3 Character names, code points and block ranges.

  2. Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR), version 49 data. 2026

    Verified Unicode License v3 Exemplar characters and default numbering systems, read 2026-10-23.

  3. ISO 15924 codes for the representation of names of scripts. Unicode Consortium, registration authority. 2025

    Verified

  4. ISO 639-3 code tables. SIL International, registration authority. 2025

    To verify Codes cross-checked through Glottolog records; the code tables themselves were not read.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Mandaic: Writing. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/mid/writing/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Mandaic: Writing.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/mid/writing/.

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@misc{idcdc2026_language_languages_mid_writing,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Mandaic: Writing},
	url = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/mid/writing/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/mid/writing/},
}

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08Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. ILM Shaili Package — mandaic (mandaic)

    Abhishek Choudhary · 2026 · Zenodo

    SoftwareDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  2. Genetic Polymorphisms of Glutathione S-Transferases T1 (GSTT1) and M1 (GSTM1) in Iranian Mandaeans Population.

    Boroumand F, Zarghami M, Saadat M · 2019 · Iran J Public Health

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  3. 3. Neo-Mandaic and Pre-Modern Aramaic

    Hezy Mutzafi · 2014 · Comparative Lexical Studies in Neo-Mandaic

    ChapterCrossrefOpenAIRE

  4. Index of Neo-Mandaic Words

    Hezy Mutzafi · 2014 · Comparative Lexical Studies in Neo-Mandaic

    ChapterCrossrefOpenAIRE

  5. The Mandaeans

    Brikha H. S. Nasoraia · 2022 · Routledge eBooks

    ChapterOpenAlex

  6. CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES AMONG IRANIAN MANDAEANS LIVING IN SOUTH-WEST IRAN.

    Saadat M, Zarghami M · 2018 · J Biosoc Sci

    ArticleEurope PMC

  7. Ritual Purity and the Mandaeans’ Identity

    2012 · Iran and the Caucasus

    ArticleCrossref

  8. Mandaic Literature

    Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley · 2016 · Oxford University Press eBooks

    ChapterOpenAlex

  9. PUBLICATIONS BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE MANDAEANS OF IRAQ AND IRAN"

    2002 · The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran: Their Cults, Customs, Magic Legends, and Folklore

    ChapterCrossref

  10. Mandaic Lead Scroll

    Unknown · 2021 · University of Southern California Digital Library (USC.DL)

    DatasetDataCite

  11. The Mandaeans’ Religious System: From Mythos to Logos

    Mehrdad Arabestani · 2016 · Iran and the Caucasus

    ArticleOpenAlexCrossref

  12. Mandaic

    Charles G. Häberl · 2019 · Routledge eBooks

    ChapterOpenAlex

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