Did you there are several languages apart from Urdu that are written from Right to Left (RTL). The writing starts from the right of the page and continues to the left.
Several languages have both Arabic RTL and non-Arabic LTR writing systems. For example Sindhi is commonly written in Arabic and Devanagari scripts, and a number of others have been used. Kurdish may be written in Arabic, Latin, Cyrillic or Armenian script.
Hebrew, Syriac, and Mandaean (Mandaic) scripts are, like Arabic, derived from Aramaic and are written RTL.
Some of the languages written from Right to left (RTL) Are listed below:
- Arabic
- Aramaic
- South Balochi
- Bakthiari
- Sorani Kurdish
- Dhivehi
- Persian
- Gilaki
- Hebrew
- Nothern Luri
- Western Punjabi
- Sindhi
- Pashto
- Yiddish
More about the right to left scripts :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left
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