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Language code: jrb

Technical information about ISO 639 language code jrb

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The table below provides technical details for the Judeo-Arabic language, designated by the jrb code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

jrb

Name

Judeo-Arabic

Text direction

Right-to-Left

Language varieties
Moroccan Judeo-ArabicAlgerian Judeo-ArabicTunisian Judeo-ArabicLibyan (Tripolitanian) Judeo-ArabicEgyptian Judeo-ArabicIraqi Judeo-ArabicYemenite Judeo-ArabicLevantine (Palestinian/Syrian) Judeo-Arabic
Related languages
Standard (Modern) ArabicMaghrebi ArabicHebrewMaltese
Key facts
Traditionally written in modified Hebrew script that adds diacritics and letters for Arabic soundsMedieval philosophers such as Saadia Gaon and Maimonides authored major works in Judeo-ArabicServes as a conduit through which Arabic science and philosophy reached medieval Europe via Hebrew translationsVocabulary typically mixes Arabic grammar with Hebrew, Aramaic and later Romance borrowingsMass emigration of Jews from Arab countries after 1948 led to rapid endangerment and near-extinction of most dialects.
Sample phrase

מרחבא, כיף חאלכ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Judeo-Arabic language, identified by the code jrb, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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