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Arabic vs Arabic


Countries

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  
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  

Total No. Of Countries
23  
4
23  
4

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  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Amharic and Hebrew  
Amharic and Hebrew  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Arabic.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
28  
18
28  
18

Scripts
Arabic  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا  
مرحبا  

Thank You
شكرا  
شكرا  

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟  
كيف حالك؟  

Good Night
تصبح على خير  
تصبح على خير  

Good Evening
مساء الخير  
مساء الخير  

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير  
مساء الخير  

Good Morning
صباح الخير  
صباح الخير  

Please
من فضلك  
من فضلك  

Sorry
آسف  
آسف  

Bye
وداعا  
وداعا  

I Love You
أحبك  
أحبك  

Excuse Me
اعذرني  
اعذرني  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi  
Maghrebi  

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  

How Many People Speak
310,000,000.00  
2
310,000,000.00  
2

Dialect 2
Sudanese  
Sudanese  

Where They Speak
Sudan  
Sudan  

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00  
29
17,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Levantine  
Levantine  

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant  
Cyprus, Levant  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
23
21,000,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million  
4
452.00 million  
4

Speaking Population
4.43 %  
6
4.43 %  
6

Native Speakers
206.00 million  
6
206.00 million  
6

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million  
2
246.00 million  
2

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية  
(al arabiya) العربية  

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  

French Name
arabe  
arabe  

German Name
Arabisch  
Arabisch  

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  

Ethnicity
Arabs  
Arabs  

History

Origin
512 CE  
512 CE  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Semitic  

Branch
North Arabic  
North Arabic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic  
Modern Standard Arabic  

Language Position
25  
23
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic  
Signed Arabic  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ar  
ar  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara  
ara  

ISO 639 2/B
ara  
ara  

ISO 639 3
ara  
ara  

ISO 639 6
ara  
ara  

Glottocode
arab1395  
arab1395  

Linguasphere
12-AAC  
12-AAC  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Arabic and Arabic Language History

Comparison of Arabic vs Arabic language history gives us differences between origin of Arabic and Arabic language. History of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE whereas history of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Arabic and Arabic Language History.

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Arabic and Arabic Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Arabic and Arabic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Arabic and Arabic language. Arabic word for "Hello" is مرحبا or Arabic word for "Thank You" is شكرا. Find more of such common Arabic Greetings and Arabic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Arabic vs Arabic Difficulty

The Arabic vs Arabic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Arabic Alphabets and Arabic Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Arabic and Arabic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Arabic and Arabic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Arabic is 88 weeks while to learn Arabic time required is 88 weeks.

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