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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

ara

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

ISO 8859-6, Windows 1256, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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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