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Mahajani 𑅬𑅱𑅐𑅛𑅧𑅑 | |
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Script type | |
Time period | 12th century — 21st century |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Region | India, Pakistan |
Languages | Hindi, Punjabi, and Marwari |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Gurmukhi, Khudabadi, Khojki, Multani |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Mahj (314), Mahajani |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Mahajani |
U+11150–U+1117F Final Accepted Script Proposal |
Brahmic scripts |
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The Brahmi script and its descendants |
Mahajani is a Laṇḍā mercantile script that was historically used in northern India for writing accounts and financial records in Marwari, Hindi and Punjabi.[1] It is a Brahmic script and is written left-to-right. Mahajani refers to the Hindi word for 'bankers', also known as 'sarrafi' or 'kothival' (merchant).