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In other languages: العربيةDescription[edit | edit source]
The national language of the United Arab Emirates is Arabic - the Gulf dialect of Arabic is spoken. [1] [2]
English is the primary bridge language (lingua franca) and is required for most local jobs.
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Arabic alphabet for Gulf Arabic - Omniglot
- Arabic script - Omniglot
- Gulf Arabic consonants and vowels - Wikipedia
Pronunciation
- Gulf Arabic pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
- Gulf Arabic Pronunciation - Gulf Arabic
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Qafisheh, Hamdi A. NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary. Lincolnwood, Ill: NTC Pub. Group, 1997. Available at: WorldCat.
- Oxford essential Arabic dictionary : English-Arabic, Arabic-English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Available at: WorldCat.
- HarperCollins. Everyday Arabic dictionary : English-Arabic, Arabic-English. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Gulf Arabic - Glosbe
- Dictionary Gulf Arabic - English - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Gulf Arabic grammar - Wikipedia
- Feghali, Habaka J. Gulf Arabic : grammar, dialogues, and lexicon. Springfield, VA: Dunwoody Press, 2008. Available at: WorldCat.
- Leung, Tommi Tsz-Cheung, Dimitrios Ntelitheos, and Meera Al Kaabi. Emirati Arabic : a comprehensive grammar. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2021. Available at:WorldCat.
Arabic
- al-Dhakhirah fi mushajjarat wa-ansab qaba il al Jazirah. By Al Nasir, Ali ibn Shaddad. Dawhah, Qatar: Yutlabu min Maktabat Ukaz al-Islamiyah, 2004. FS Catalog book INTL 953 D2a
- al-Mu'jam al-shāmil lil-qabā'il al-'Arabīyah wa-al-Amāzīghīyah = The comprehensive lexicon of Arabs and Imzeekian tribes (3 Volumes). By Nawāyisah, Adīb 'Abd Allāh. Amman, Jordan: Dār Kunūz al-Maʻrifah al-ʻIlmīyah lil-Nashr wa-al-Tawzīʻ, 2007. FS Catalog book INTL 953 H26n
- Mu'jam qabail al-'Arab : al-qadimah wa-al-hadithah (5 volumes). By Kahhalah, Umar Rida. Beirut, Lebanon: Al-Resalah Pub. House, 1997. FS Catalog book INTL 953 D26k
- أسماء القائل وأنسابها. معزّ الدين القزويني. بيروت، لبنان: دار الكتب العلمية, ٢٠١١
- معجم انساب قبائل الجزيرة العربية. ماجد ناصر الزبيدي. بيروت، لبنان: الفرات, ٢٠١٠
- معجم قبائل العرب القديمة والحديثة الجزء الأول. عمر رضا كحالة. دمشق، سوريا: مؤسسة الرسالة ناشرون, ٢٠١١
- معجم قبائل العرب القديمة والحديثة الجزء الثاني. عمر رضا كحالة. دمشق، سوريا: مؤسسة الرسالة ناشرون, ٢٠١١
English
- A dictionary of Arab tribes. By Nishio, Tetsuo. Tokyo, Japan: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, 1999. FS Catalog book INTL 953 A5n
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Qafisheh, Hamdi A. Gulf Arabic : intermediate level. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1979. Available at: WorldCat.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Gulf Arabic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic, accessed 4 May 2023.