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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The national language of the United Arab Emirates is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''] - the Gulf dialect of Arabic is spoken. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "United Arab Emirates," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates#:~:text=Arabic%20is%20the%20national%20language, accessed 4 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gulf Arabic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic, accessed 4 May 2023.</ref><br> | |||
'''English''' is the primary bridge language (lingua franca) and is required for most local jobs. | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php#:~:text=Useful%20Arabic%20phrases Useful Arabic phrases] - Omniglot | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Alphabet''' | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/arabic_gulf.htm#:~:text=Arabic%20alphabet%20for%20Gulf%20Arabic Arabic alphabet for Gulf Arabic] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm#:~:text=Arabic%20script Arabic script] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic#:~:text=Phonology Gulf Arabic consonants and vowels] - Wikipedia | |||
'''Pronunciation''' | |||
* [https://forvo.com/languages/afb/ Gulf Arabic pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo | |||
* [https://www.gulfarabic.com/p11_learn_arabic_sounds.php Gulf Arabic Pronunciation] - Gulf Arabic | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | |||
* Qafisheh, Hamdi A. ''NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary.'' Lincolnwood, Ill: NTC Pub. Group, 1997. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/37195272 WorldCat]. | |||
* ''Oxford essential Arabic dictionary : English-Arabic, Arabic-English.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/318240900 WorldCat]. | |||
* HarperCollins. ''Everyday Arabic dictionary : English-Arabic, Arabic-English.'' New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/692290370 WorldCat]. | |||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/afb Dictionary English - Gulf Arabic] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/afb/en Dictionary Gulf Arabic - English] - Glosbe | |||
'''Language Aids''' | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic#:~:text=Morphology Gulf Arabic grammar] - Wikipedia | |||
* Feghali, Habaka J. ''Gulf Arabic : grammar, dialogues, and lexicon.'' Springfield, VA: Dunwoody Press, 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/269469003 WorldCat]. | |||
* Leung, Tommi Tsz-Cheung, Dimitrios Ntelitheos, and Meera Al Kaabi. ''Emirati Arabic : a comprehensive grammar.'' Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2021. '''''Available at:'''''[https://www.worldcat.org/title/1184122855 WorldCat]. | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* Qafisheh, Hamdi A. ''Gulf Arabic : intermediate level.'' Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1979. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/5264675 WorldCat]. | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:United Arab Emirates]] | [[Category:United Arab Emirates]] | ||