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May 23, 2024 · Arabic language, a Semitic language spoken in areas including North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and other parts of the Middle East. The language of the Qur’an (the sacred book of Islam) is often considered the ideal archetype of Arabic’s many varieties, and the literary standard closely approaches that archetype.
- Classical Arabic Language
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- Nabataean Alphabet
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- Semitic Languages
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- Semite
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- Classical Arabic Language
Successful as second languages far beyond their numbers of contemporary first-language speakers, a few Semitic languages today are the base of the sacred literature of some of the world's major religions, including Islam (Arabic), Judaism (Hebrew and Aramaic (Biblical and Talmudic)), churches of Syriac Christianity (Classical Syriac) and ...
Jun 25, 2019 · Background of the Arabic Language. Arabic, both the classical literary form and the modern form, are classified as Central Semitic languages. Classic Arabic first emerged in northern Arabia and Mesopotamia during the Iron Age. It is closely related to other Semitic languages, such as Hebrew.
Nov 29, 2011 · The Arabic language, which is the mother tongue of over 250 million people across the Middle East and North Africa, serves not only as a powerful symbol of Arab national identity, but is also the sacrosanct language of the scripture of Islam. Its fortunes have been decisively influenced by its close association with the faith.
May 17, 2018 · ARABIC A Semitic language of West Asia and North Africa that originated in the Arabian peninsula in the early first millennium AD.
