아랍 문자 체계의 형성과 발전: 나바트 문자와 시리아 문자의 영향을 중심으로 = The Formation and Development of the Arabic Writing System: Focusing on the Influences of Nabataean and Syriac Scripts

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study systematically analyzes the respective influences of the Nabataean and Syriac scripts on the formation of the Arabic script. Since the 19th century, scholarly discourse has oscillated between competing single-origin theories. However, recent scholarship has shifted toward a theory of complex influence. This study demonstrates that the formation of the Arabic script involved selective adoption from two distinct sources. Arabic inherited its grapheme inventory of 22 basic letters, fundamental letter forms, and cursive characteristics from the Nabataean script. It adopted the systematic connection system, positional allographs, and diacritical marking conventions from the Syriac script. By introducing this theoretical framework, this study reveals that the Arabic script represents a sophisticated synthesis that selectively incorporates the strengths of each predecessor system.