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Glottolog. None. Old Hejazi, is a variety of Old Arabic attested in Hejaz (the western part of Saudi Arabia) from about the 1st century to the 7th century. It is the variety thought to underlie the Quranic Consonantal Text (QCT) and in its later iteration was the prestige spoken and written register of Arabic in the Umayyad Caliphate .
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Hejazi Arabic or Hijazi Arabic (HA) ( Arabic: حجازي, romanized : ḥijāzī, Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [ħɪˈdʒaːzi] ), also known as West Arabian Arabic, is a variety of Arabic spoken in the Hejaz region in Saudi Arabia. Strictly speaking, there are two main groups of dialects spoken in the Hejaz region, [2] one by the urban ...
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Hijazi script (Arabic: خَطّ ٱَلحِجَازِيّ, romanized: khaṭṭ al-ḥijāzī) is the collective name for several early Arabic scripts that developed in the Hejaz (the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula), a region that includes the cities of Mecca and Medina. This type of script was already in use at the time of the emergence of ...
The same goes for the dual: Old Hijazi only has “-humā” while Classical Arabic has “-humā” and “-himā”. E.g. عليهم Classical Arabic: ʕalayhim Old Hijazi: ʕalayhum 5- The Alef Maqsūrah ى is pronounced as ē. E.g. : هدى Classical Arabic: hudā Old Hijazi: hudē 6- Lack of Hamzah (glottal stop).
Jul 27, 2022 · Hejazi Arabic (Ḥijāzi /. حجازي. ) Hejazi Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken mainly in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, particularly in 'Asir, Bahah, Jizan, Madinah, Makkah and Tabuk provinces. There are two main groups of Hejazi Arabic dialects: those spoken in cities such as Jeddah, Mecca and Medina, and those spoken by ...
This work examines the history of Quranic Arabic. Using manuscript and medieval literary evidence, it uncovers the earliest Hijazi Arabic layer of the text, and...
Apr 17, 2024 · None ( mis) Glottolog. None. Old Hejazi, is a variety of Old Arabic attested in Hejaz (the western part of Saudi Arabia) from about the 1st century to the 7th century. It is the variety thought to underlie the Quranic Consonantal Text (QCT) and in its later iteration was the prestige spoken and written register of Arabic in the Umayyad Caliphate.
