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A writing system is a system to record spoken language visible on a permanent medium.

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Why is Devanagari currently used for Sanskrit?

Even up to the 19th century, it was common for Sanskrit manuscripts to be transcribed and published in many writing systems, including the Perso-Arabic script. Devanagari was the first Indic script to …
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Why are Urdu and Shahmukhi perceived as separate scripts?

The existing responses do not really answer your question, so I will try. Urdu orthography does constitute a different script than "standard" Arabic script as it includes a number of adaptations which …
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