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Description

Arabic is the official language of Oman.

There are several dialects of Arabic spoken, all part of the Peninsular Arabic family:

• Dhofari Arabic - also knowns as Dhofari & Zofari - spoken in Salalah and the surrounding coastal regions
• Gulf Arabic - spoken in parts bordering the UAE
• Omani Arabic - spoken in Central Oman

Other main languages spoken in Oman include:

• English - widely spoken in the business community
• Baluchi
• Urdu
• Bengali
• Hindi
• Malayalalam

Word List(s)

• Useful Arabic phrases - Omniglot
• Balochi phrasebook - Omniglot
• Useful Urdu phrases - Omniglot
• Urdu Vowels & Consonants - Wikipedia
• Useful Bengali phrases - Omniglot
• Useful Hindi phrases - Omniglot
• Useful phrases in Malayalam - Omniglot

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

• Gulf Arabic Vowels & Consonants - Wikipedia
• Omani Arabic Vowels & Consonants - Wikipedia
• Baluchi alphabet - Omniglot
• Urdu Latin alphabet - Omniglot
• Bengali alphabet - Omniglot
• Alphabet for Hindi - Omniglot
• Malayalam alphabet - Omniglot

Pronunciation

• Baluchi pronunciation - Omniglot
• Urdu pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
• Bengali pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
• Hindi pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
• Malayalam pronunciation dictionary - Forvo

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Dictionaries

• Awde, Nicholas and K. Smith. Arabic dictionary : [Arabic-English ; English-Arabic]. London: Bennett & Bloom, 2004. Available at: WorldCat.
• Qafisheh, Hamdi A. NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary. Lincolnwood, Ill: NTC Pub. Group, 1997. Available at: WorldCat.
• Foxton, William. Dictionary of English baluchi and omani arabic. Muttrah: Oriental Printing Press, 1980. Available at: WorldCat.
• Mayer, Thomas John Lee. English-Biluchi dictionary. Lahore: Sheikh Mubarak Ali, 1975. Available at: WorldCat.
• Ḥaqqī, Shānulḥaq. Oxford English- Urdu dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Available at: WorldCat.
• Sykes, J. English and Bengali dictionary. Charleston, SC: BiblioBazaar, 2008. Available at: WorldCat.
• Snell, Rupert. Essential Hindi dictionary : Hindi-English/English-Hindi. Blacklick, OH: McGraw-Hill, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

• Dictionary English - Arabic - Glosbe
• Dictionary Arabic - Dhofari Arabic - Glosbe
• Dictionary English - Gulf Arabic - Glosbe
• Dictionary English - Omani Arabic - Glosbe
• Dictionary English - Baluchi - Glosbe
• Dictionary English - Urdu - Glosbe
• Dictionary English - Bangla - Glosbe
• Dictionary Hindi - English - Glosbe
• Dictionary English - Malayalam - Glosbe

Language Aids

• Mercier, Henry. Arabic grammar. Rabat: Éditions La Porte, 1963. Available at: WorldCat.
• Davey, Richard. Coastal Dhofari Arabic : a sketch grammar. n.p.: Brill, 2010. Available at: WorldCat.
• Holes, Clive. Gulf Arabic. London: Routledge, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
• Grammar of Omani Arabic. n.p.: n.p., n.d.. Available at: WorldCat.
• Collett, N. A. A grammar, phrase book and vocabulary of Baluchi. Camberley: N.A. Collett, 1986. Available at: WorldCat.
• Young, David James. Urdu grammar. California: Createspace, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
• Milne, W. S. A practical Bengali grammar. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1993. Available at: WorldCat.
• Greaves, Edwin. Hindi Grammar. Allahabad: Indian Pr, 1933. Available at: WorldCat.