Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Amharic and Hebrew
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
مرحبا
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
شكرا
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
كيف حالك؟
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
تصبح على خير
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
مساء الخير
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
مساء الخير
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
صباح الخير
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
من فضلك
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
آسف
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
وداعا
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
أحبك
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
اعذرني
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia
Kongu
Dialect 2
Sudanese
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Sudan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Levantine
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
German Name
Arabisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Arabs
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Not Available
Branch
North Arabic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Arabic
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
arab1395
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
12-AAC
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available