the form of the Arabic language that is used in the Quran

(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the Arabic language, Arabic linguistics, and Arabic sociolinguistics.

plural of gum arabic

The earliest attested stage of the Arabic language, beginning with the first attestation of personal names in the 9th century BC, and culminating in the codification of Classical Arabic beginning in the 7th century AD.

plural of Arabic scale

A variety of Arabic that was spoken in the Emirate of Sicily.

Related to the Persian alphabet or to a mixture of Persian and Arab influences, especially of language.

The standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech in the Arab world since c. the 19th century.

A group of Eastern Arabic dialects spoken primarily in Palestine, Jordan and Israel.

A group of Eastern Arabic dialects spoken primarily in Syria, Lebanon, the north of Palestine, and Cyprus.