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๐ฃ๏ธ World Languages
๐ Arabic
Language of the Quran; official in 26 countries; written right-to-left
Arab World 400 World Languages
๐ฃ๏ธ Key Facts
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310 million native speakers; official language of 26 countries; one of 6 UN official languages
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Right-to-left script; cursive Arabic letters change form depending on position in a word
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Classical Arabic (Fusha) is used in the Quran and formal contexts; 30+ regional dialects in daily use
Arabic gave English words like algebra, algorithm, sugar, cotton, sofa, coffee and zero
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Category
๐ฃ๏ธ World Languages
Country/Origin
๐ Arab World
Year / Era
400
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Language of the Quran; official in 26 countries; written right-to-left