How to use
- 1Choose Arabic script, or Turkish Latin letters for an approximate result.
- 2Choose major abjad (al-jummal al-kabīr) or minor abjad (remainder of 12).
- 3Type or paste your text; the total and the number of letters counted update as you type.
- 4Check the word totals, the letter-by-letter breakdown and any characters that were not counted.
How abjad values work
Abjad numerals (ḥisāb al-jummal, Turkish ebced) give each of the 28 Arabic letters a value in the traditional order: alif 1, bā’ 2, jīm 3, dāl 4 and so on to yā’ 10, then tens from kāf 20 to ṣād 90, hundreds from qāf 100 to ẓā’ 900, and ghayn 1000. A word’s value is the sum of its letters. The default example, بسم الله, adds up to 102 + 66 = 168. Persian and Ottoman letters take the value of their base letter (پ as ب, چ as ج, ژ as ز, گ as ك), hamza counts 1 and ة counts 5 (some traditions use 400); vowel marks and shadda are not counted.
Major and minor abjad
Major abjad (ebced-i kebîr) is the standard sum described above. Minor abjad (ebced-i sağîr) replaces each letter’s value with its remainder when divided by 12 before adding them up. Switch between the two with one click; the word totals and breakdown follow the selected method.
Chronograms and research
Poets, calligraphers and architects across the Arabic, Persian and Ottoman worlds used abjad to write chronograms — a verse or building inscription whose letters add up to the year of an event (tarih düşürme). Researchers, students of Ottoman Turkish and visitors reading inscriptions on mosques, fountains and tombstones can use the tool to verify such dates. It is a cultural and historical tool, not a method of prediction.
Using Turkish Latin letters
Modern Turkish spelling does not map one-to-one onto Ottoman script: short vowels are usually not written, and h can be ه or ح, k can be ك or ق, s can be س, ص or ث. Latin mode converts text with a fixed approximate table, shown under the tool, so the result is only a rough estimate. For an exact value, enter the word in its original Arabic-script spelling.
Frequently asked questions
What is the abjad value of Allah?
الله = alif 1 + lām 30 + lām 30 + hā’ 5 = 66 in major abjad.
What is the difference between major and minor abjad?
Major abjad adds the full letter values; minor abjad first reduces each value to its remainder when divided by 12.
Are vowel marks counted?
No. Harakat (short vowel marks) and shadda are ignored; only letters are counted. Ignored characters are listed under the result.
Can I calculate a name written in Latin letters?
Yes, in Turkish Latin mode, but only approximately, because the Ottoman spelling of a word cannot be derived reliably from Latin letters.
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