Arebica

Arebica
Script type
Alphabet, based upon the
Perso-Arabic script
Time period
15th–20th century
LanguagesSerbo-Croatian
The handbook, Bosnian Book of the Science of Conduct published in 1831 by the Bosnian author and poet Abdulvehab Ilhamija, is printed in Arebica.

Arebica (عربٖىڄا ,آرەبـٖٮڄآ; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Аребица) is a variant of the Arabic script used to write the Serbo-Croatian language. It was used mainly between the 15th and 19th centuries and is frequently categorized as part of Aljamiado literature. During Austro-Hungarian rule, there were unsuccessful efforts by Bosnian Muslims to grant Arebica equal status alongside Latin and Cyrillic alphabets.[1] Apart from literature, Arebica was used in religious schools and administration, though in much less use than other scripts.

  1. ^ Fidahić 2020, p. 29.