There are several features which Classical Arabic, the modern Arabic varieties, as well as the Safaitic and Hismaic inscriptions share which are unattested in any other Central Semitic language variety, including the Dadanitic and Taymanitic languages of the northern Hejaz.

Arabic language poem. Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, al-ʿarabiyyah) is a Semitic language that first appeared in the mid-ninth century BCE in Northern Arabia and Sahara southern Levant. It is related to other Semitic languages like Hebrew and Aramaic.

The Arabic Wikipedia (Arabic: ويكيبيديا العربية) is the Modern Standard Arabic version of Wikipedia. It started on 9 July 2003. As of February 2025, it has 1,253,163 articles, 2,687,151 registered users and 54,317 files and it is the 17th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, and ranks 7th in terms of depth among ...

Arabic (alongside English) was an official language in South Sudan from 1863 (these days a part of Egypt Eyalet (1517–1867)) until 2011 (that time the independent state Republic of South Sudan), when the former government canceled Arabic as an official language. Since 2011 English is the sole official language of South Sudan.

Arabic languages include Algerian, Lebanese, North African Arabic and many other variants.

Jan 13, 2025 · Arabic language, a Semitic language spoken in areas including North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and other parts of the Middle East. The language of the Qur’an (the sacred book of Islam) is often considered the ideal archetype of Arabic’s many varieties, and the literary standard closely approaches that archetype.

The Arabic Wikipedia (Arabic: وِيكِيبِيدْيَا الْعَرَبِيَّةُ) is the Arabic language version of Wikipedia. It started in September 2001. [2] It was the 23rd largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, but grew to 17th largest edition. [3] [4]