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<p>Garshuni or Karshuni (<a href="/facts/Syriac_alphabet/dA2LyFax">Syriac alphabet</a>: ܓܪܫܘܢܝ, <a href="/facts/Arabic_alphabet/hCA1a0xq">Arabic alphabet</a>: كرشوني) are <a href="/facts/Arabic/A1e66hVV">Arabic</a> writings using the Syriac alphabet. The word "Garshuni", derived from the word "grasha" which literally translates as "pulling", was used by <a href="/facts/George_Kiraz/phS9uHAv">George Kiraz</a> to coin the term "<a href="/facts/Garshunography/ryk0EpE0">garshunography</a>", denoting the writing of one language in the script of another. </p>