Language code: ara
Technical information about ISO 639 language code ara
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The table below provides technical details for the Arabic language, designated by the ara code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Arabic Native اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ |
| Text direction | Right-to-Left |
| Language varieties | Egyptian ArabicLevantine ArabicGulf ArabicMaghrebi ArabicMesopotamian ArabicSudanese ArabicYemeni Arabic |
| Related languages | HebrewAramaicAmharicMalteseTigrinya |
| Key facts | Uses an abjad writing system that primarily marks consonantsEmploys a root-and-pattern morphology where most words derive from three-consonant rootsShows pronounced diglossia between everyday vernaculars and Modern Standard ArabicContains pharyngeal and emphatic consonants that are rare globallyWas the first major language to receive systematic vowel diacritics to aid Qurʾanic recitation |
| Sample phrase | مرحبًا، كيف حالك؟ |
| Character encodings | |
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The Arabic language, identified by the code ara, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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