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'''Arabic''' ('''اللغة العربية''' "''al-luġatu l-ʿarabiyyah'', or simply '''عربي''' "''arabī''") is a [[Semetic]] language spoken by some 270 million people worldwide. Having it's origins in [[Saudi Arabia]], Arabic is closely related to [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]].<ref>http://arabworld.nitle.org/texts.php?module_id=1&reading_id=17</ref> <ref>http://lang.arabe.free.fr/index_uk.php</ref>

'''Arabic''' ('''اللغة العربية''' "''al-luġatu l-ʿarabiyyah'', or simply '''عربي''' "''arabī''") is a [[Semetic]] language spoken by some 270 million people worldwide. Having it's origins in [[Saudi Arabia]], Arabic is closely related to [[Hebrew]] and [[Aramaic]].<ref>http://arabworld.nitle.org/texts.php?module_id=1&reading_id=17</ref> <ref>http://lang.arabe.free.fr/index_uk.php</ref>

Arabic is a [[macrolanguage]], made up of 27 dialects. Arabic is also the liturgical language of [[Islam]].

Arabic is a [[macrolanguage]], made up of 27 dialects. Arabic is also the liturgical language of [[Islam]].