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==Description==
==Description==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''] is the official language of Oman.<br>
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There are several dialects of Arabic spoken, all part of the Peninsular Arabic family:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhofari_Arabic '''Dhofari Arabic'''] - also knowns as Dhofari & Zofari - spoken in Salalah and the surrounding coastal regions
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic '''Gulf Arabic'''] - spoken in parts bordering the UAE
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omani_Arabic '''Omani Arabic'''] - spoken in Central Oman
Other main languages spoken in Oman include:
* '''English''' - widely spoken in the business community
* '''Baluchi'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu '''Urdu''']
* '''Bengali'''
* '''Hindi'''
* '''Malayalalam''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Oman," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman#:~:text=Languages, accessed 11 Apr 2022.</ref>
==Word List(s)==
==Word List(s)==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
'''Pronunciation'''
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
* Nicholas Awde & K Smith, '''''Arabic dictionary : [Arabic-English ; English-Arabic]''''', London : Bennett & Bloom, 2004 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/arabic-dictionary-arabic-english-english-arabic/oclc/249664704&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Hamdi A Qafisheh, '''''NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary''''', Lincolnwood, Ill. : NTC Pub. Group, 1997 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/ntcs-gulf-arabic-english-dictionary/oclc/1157139602&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* William Foxton, '''''Dictionary of English baluchi and omani arabic''''', Muttrah : Oriental Printing Press, 1980 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-english-baluchi-and-omani-arabic/oclc/59695043&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Thomas John Lee Mayer, '''''English-Biluchi dictionary''''', Lahore : Sheikh Mubarak Ali, 1975 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-biluchi-dictionary/oclc/471659004&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Shānulḥaq Ḥaqqī, '''''Oxford English- Urdu dictionary''''', Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/oxford-english-urdu-dictionary-oksfard-inglish-urdu-dikshanari/oclc/60865209&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* James Sykes, '''''English and Bengali dictionary''''', Charleston, SC : BiblioBazaar, 2008 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-and-bengali-dictionary-for-the-use-of-schools/oclc/502162789&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Rupert Snell, '''''Essential Hindi dictionary : Hindi-English/English-Hindi''''', Blacklick, OH : McGraw-Hill, 2011 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/essential-hindi-dictionary-hindi-englishenglish-hindi/oclc/659756432&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Language Aids'''
* Henry Mercier, '''''Arabic grammar''''', Rabat : Éditions La Porte, 1963 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/arabic-grammar/oclc/3692678&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Richard Davey, '''''Coastal Dhofari Arabic : a sketch grammar''''', Brill - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/coastal-dhofari-arabic-a-sketch-grammar/oclc/966744776&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Clive Holes, '''''Gulf Arabic''''', London ; New York : Routledge, 2011, 1990 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/gulf-arabic/oclc/785335243&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* '''''Grammar of Omani Arabic''''' - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-omani-arabic/oclc/912808547&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
==References==
==References==


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Description[edit | edit source]

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 [1]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet


Pronunciation


Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

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

Online Dictionaries


Language Aids

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Oman," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman#:~:text=Languages, accessed 11 Apr 2022.
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