Countries
India, Pakistan
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
National Language
India, Pakistan
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
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- 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
Hindi Language
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
مرحبا
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
شكرا
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
كيف حالك؟
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
تصبح على خير
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
مساء الخير
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
مساء الخير
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
صباح الخير
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
من فضلك
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
آسف
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
وداعا
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
أحبك
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
اعذرني
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Maghrebi
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Sudanese
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Sudan
Dialect 3
Doabi
Levantine
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Cyprus, Levant
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
(al arabiya) العربية
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic
French Name
pendjabi
arabe
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Arabisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Branch
Indic
North Arabic
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Modern Standard Arabic
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Arabic
Glottocode
panj1256
arab1395
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAC
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
Punjabi and Arabic Speaking population
Punjabi and Arabic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Arabic languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Arabic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Punjabi and Arabic on Punjabi vs Arabic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Arabic Language Codes
Punjabi and Arabic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Arabic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.