Mahajani
| Mahajani 𑅬𑅱𑅐𑅛𑅧𑅑 | |
|---|---|
| Script type | |
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. 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).