Abjad table: the number value of every Arabic letter
In the Abjad system (Hisab al-Jumal) each of the 28 Arabic letters stands for a number. The first 9 letters count 1 to 9, the next 9 count the tens up to 90, the next 9 the hundreds up to 900, and the last letter is 1,000.
Letter values
Highlighted rows are where the Mashriqi (Eastern) and Maghribi (Western) orders give a letter a different value.
| Value | Mashriqi | Maghribi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ا | ا |
| 2 | ب | ب |
| 3 | ج | ج |
| 4 | د | د |
| 5 | ه | ه |
| 6 | و | و |
| 7 | ز | ز |
| 8 | ح | ح |
| 9 | ط | ط |
| 10 | ي | ي |
| 20 | ك | ك |
| 30 | ل | ل |
| 40 | م | م |
| 50 | ن | ن |
| 60 | س | ص |
| 70 | ع | ع |
| 80 | ف | ف |
| 90 | ص | ض |
| 100 | ق | ق |
| 200 | ر | ر |
| 300 | ش | س |
| 400 | ت | ت |
| 500 | ث | ث |
| 600 | خ | خ |
| 700 | ذ | ذ |
| 800 | ض | ظ |
| 900 | ظ | غ |
| 1,000 | غ | ش |
The Abjad mnemonic
The order is easier to remember as 8 made-up words. Mashriqi:
ابجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
Maghribi:
ابجد هوز حطي كلمن صعفض قرست ثخذ ظغش
Mashriqi vs Maghribi
The 2 orders agree on 22 letters. They differ on 6: س ص ش ض ظ غ. Mashriqi is the common one; Maghribi comes from North Africa. So شمس is 400 in Mashriqi and 1,340 in Maghribi.
Worked example
محمد = م (40) + ح (8) + م (40) + د (4) = 92. The Abjad calculator does this for any text as you type, with optional rules for hamzah, ta marbuta, tashdeed and more.
