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Adlam

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Adlam¹

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Adlam²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A script used to write Fulani. 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.

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"Adlam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adlam. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

Adlam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adlam

Chicago

"Adlam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adlam.

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@misc{adlam_2026,
  title = {Adlam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adlam},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}