The Arabic language is closely related to [[Hebrew]] as both belong to the Semitic group of languages. It spread with Islam to be the language of nearly 200 million persons today, and has given many words to the English language. Examples include "[[algebra]]", "cipher", "coffee" and "sugar". | The Arabic language is closely related to [[Hebrew]] as both belong to the Semitic group of languages. It spread with Islam to be the language of nearly 200 million persons today, and has given many words to the English language. Examples include "[[algebra]]", "cipher", "coffee" and "sugar". |