[[Image:Arabic speaking world.png|thumb|right|*Green=Official language<br>*Blue=One of several official languages]]
[[Image:Arabic speaking world.png|thumb|right|*Green=Official language<br>*Blue=One of several official languages]]
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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]] and [[Aramaic]].
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'''Arabic''' ('''اللغة العربية''' "''al-luġatu l-ʿarabiyyah'', or simply '''عربي''' "''arabī''") is a [[Semitic language]] spoken by some 270 million people worldwide. Having it's origins in [[Saudi Arabia]], Arabic is closely related to [[Hebrew]] and [[Aramaic]].
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]].