Historical clue formulations

• It can be written in scripts known as naskh and ruq'ah — 2024-03-03
• Like the numerals 1, 2 and 3 — 2024-01-31
• Language of the Quran — 2020-09-28
• Like our numerals — 2017-05-21
• Language of Yemen and Oman — 2016-10-03
• One of the six official languages of the United Nations — 2016-09-28
• Language of Egypt — 2015-12-21
• Language of the Quran — 2015-06-29
• Whence the word "alcohol" — 2014-09-27
• Source of the word "admiral" — 2014-01-31
• Source of the word "alcohol" — 2013-08-31
• Language from which "cotton" and "candy" are derived — 2013-05-26
• Like the word 16-Across — 2011-10-12
• Source of "coffee" and "cotton" — 2011-04-09
• Like 10, but not X — 2010-03-09
• Like 1, not I — 2009-06-21
• With French, one of two official languages of Chad — 2008-12-18
• Like 1, but not I — 2008-01-05
• Language whose alphabet starts alif, ba, ta, tha ... — 2007-10-30
• Its alphabet starts with alif — 2007-08-28
• Language of Libya — 2007-04-17
• Official language of Libya — 2006-08-28
• Language of the Koran — 2005-04-20
• 8-Down's tongue — 2004-12-03
• Like our numerals — 2000-12-05
• Language of the Koran — 2000-02-15
• Like 1-Across — 1998-04-03
• Egyptian's tongue — 1998-01-26
• Like 5's and 10's, e.g. — 1996-06-01
• Like 1, 2, 3 — 1996-01-28
• Mideast language — 1994-01-24