Belarusian Arabic alphabet

The Belarusian Arabic alphabet (Belarusian: Беларускі арабскі алфавіт, romanized: Biełaruski arabski ałfavit) or Belarusian Arabitsa (بَلاروُسقایا ارابیࢯا, Беларуская Арабіца, Biełaruskaja Arabica)[1] was based on the Perso-Arabic script and was developed in the 16th century (possibly 15th).

It consisted of twenty-eight graphemes, including several additions to represent Belarusian phonemes not found in the Arabic language.

The Belarusian Arabic alphabet was used by the Lipka Tatars, who had been invited to settle in Belarusian territory, at the time part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Some Polish texts were also written in the Arabic script in the 17th century or later.

[3] Below is a sample text, Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.