The
Mandaic alphabet is based on the
Aramaic alphabet, and is used for writing the
Mandaic language. The Mandaic name for the script is
Abagada or
Abaga, after the first letters of the
alphabet. Rather than the ancient
Semitic names for the letters (
alaph,
beth,
gimal), the letters are known as
â,
bâ,
gâ and so on.