Lars Marius Garshol wrote:

> | Classical syriac Modern syriac Abjad
> Alphabet
>
> * Peter T. Daniels
> |
> | Not really; the pointings merely changed from optional to
> | obligatory.
>
> They did, and to me that means that it became an alphabet. If a script
> consistently denotes the vowels, how can be it said to be an abjad? I
> realize that the vowels are written with diacritical marks, but even
> so.

Isn't "abugida" the term for an abjad whose vowel marks became obligatory?

_ Marco