Abjad Calculator
Abjadify converts each letter of your name into a number using the traditional Abjad system, then totals it — the same method used for centuries in poetry, divination, and chronograms.
Only Persian and Arabic letters are counted.Abjad letters and their values
Letters are grouped into the eight traditional mnemonic words — Abjad, Hawwaz, Hutti and so on — the same order once used to memorize their values.
From name to number in three steps
Type a name
Enter a Persian or Arabic name — yours, your child's, or your business's.
Each letter becomes a number
Every letter takes its value from the Abjad Kabir table, just like above.
See the total
The sum appears in the central seal, ready for divination, chronograms, or curiosity.
Where Abjad is used today
Naming a baby
Compare a few name options by their Abjad total.
Abjad divination
One of the oldest name-based fortune-telling methods.
Poetic chronograms
Finding a phrase whose letters sum to a target year.
Naming a business
Weigh a few brand name options by their Abjad number.
Frequently asked questions
How the calculator handles the trickier corners of the Abjad system.
Is the hamza (ء) counted?
By default, an isolated hamza (ء) is given a value of 1, treated like a hamza seated on an alif. This is a contested point, so there is a checkbox to ignore the isolated hamza if you prefer. Hamza on wāw (ؤ) counts as 6, and hamza on yā’ (ئ) counts as 10, following their letter form.
What is the Maghribi order, and which should I use?
The default values follow the more common “Eastern” convention. A checkbox switches to the Maghribi (western) order, which reassigns six letters. Only your sources can tell you which system applies — the calculator does not choose for you.
What happens to spaces or unusual characters?
Spaces and zero-width non-joiners are ignored and never affect the total. More broadly, any character the program does not recognize is skipped: you may see a brief notice, followed by the abjad total of the parts that were counted. Avoid punctuation, diacritics and dagger alifs — only base letters are counted in the abjad system.
How are the “Persian letters” handled?
The four Persian letters — pe, che, zhe and gāf — are handled following the standard abjad convention, so Persian text works without issue. (Urdu and Pashto alphabets are not yet fully integrated.)
How is the silent hā’ or tā’ marbūṭah treated?
Letters are judged by their form (rasm), not their pronunciation. The Persian silent hā’ is treated like any other hā’, and the Arabic tā’ marbūṭah (ة) is treated as hā’ with a value of 5. Alif maqṣūrah is treated as yā’, with a value of 10.
Does alif maddah (آ) count double?
No. Every form of alif is worth 1, including alif maddah. A guiding principle of abjad numerals is that each letter is counted once — just as a shadda is not doubled, alif maddah is not given a double value.
What if I can’t type in Arabic script?
You can type a phonetic approximation in Latin script using Google’s Arabic or Persian input tools, then copy-paste the transliterated result into the box above. Learning to type in an Arabic-script language is also easier than it looks, especially on mobile.