Overview of Arabic
How many speakers speak Arabic?
Spoken by more than 410 million people with more than 380 million native speakers
The earliest inscriptions of Arabic were in ........?
the 6th Century (BC)
Which variety of Arabic is used in news, education, etc?
Modern Standard Arabic
Which countries consider Arabic a minority language?
Iran
Nigeria
somalia
Which family and under which branch does the Arabic language belong?
The afro asiatic family and the central semetic branch
This specific dialect became the basis for Classical Arabic, the language of the Quran.
Meccan dialect
These are the hundreds of varieties of Arabic that are spoken daily.
Colloquial dialects
Why is Arabic grammar sometimes described as “algebraic”?
Highly systematic
What does a liturgical language mean?
A liturgical language is a language used in religious worship
Koine dialect was mainly used by ......?
Poets
Arabic is characterized by a .......... root system
tri-consonantal
Arabic writing originated from the ... script?
Nabatean