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{{language|Arabic|nativename=''العربية'' al-‘arabiyyah |color=yellow |country=[[Algeria]], [[Bahrain]], [[Chad]], [[Egypt]], [[Eritrea]], [[Iraq]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Lebanon]], [[Libya]], [[Mauritania]], [[Morocco]], [[Oman]], [[Palestine]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[Syria]], [[Tunisia]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Western Sahara]], and [[Yemen]]; liturgical language of [[Islam]]. |region= [[Middle East]] |speakers= Native: between 186 and 422 million<br />Non-native: 246 million |rank=5 |family=Afro-Asiatic<br /> &nbsp;Semitic<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;West Semitic<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Central Semitic<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Arabic'''<br /> |script=Arabic alphabet, Syriac alphabet (Garshuni) and Bengali script |official=25 Middle Eastern and North African nations |agency=[[Syria]]: Arab Academy of Damascus (the oldest)<br />[[Egypt]]: Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo<br />[[Iraq]]: Iraqi Science Academy |iso1 = ar| iso2 = ara|iso3 = ara|sil = ARA}} '''Arabic''' ('''اللغة العربية''' ''al-luġatu l-ʿarabiyyah'' or just '''عربي''' ''ʿarabī'') is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. Classified as Central Semitic, it is closely related to [[Hebrew]] and [[Aramaic]]. ==See Also== *[[Arab]] *[[Islam]] *[[Qur'an]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} [[Category:Qur'an]] [[Category:History]] [[Category:Language]]

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