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[[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]] | ||
| − | '''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 [[ | + | '''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]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:46, April 30, 2007
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.[1] [2]
Arabic is a macrolanguage, made up of 27 dialects. Arabic is also the liturgical language of Islam.