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==Description==
==Description==
Arabic is the official language of Bahrain, though English is widely used. All commercial institutions and road signs are bilingual, displaying both English and Arabic. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bahrain," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain#Languages#:~:text=Languages, accessed 27 Jul 2021.</ref>
Arabic is the official language of Bahrain, though English is widely used. All commercial institutions and road signs are bilingual, displaying both English and Arabic. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bahrain," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain#Languages#:~:text=Languages, accessed 27 Jul 2021.</ref>
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==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Dictionaries'''
* Anwar Hafiz & Moustafa Aziz, '''''Conversational dictionary of spoken Arabic''''' - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/conversational-dictionary-of-spoken-arabic/oclc/42356732&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Hafiz, Anwar. ''Conversational dictionary of spoken Arabic.'' Altamonte Springs, FL.: International Promoters of Art, 1980. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/25987624 WorldCat].
* Dilip Hiro, '''''Dictionary of the Middle East''''', New York : St. Martin's Press, 1996 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-the-middle-east/oclc/34076807&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Hiro, Dilip. ''Dictionary of the Middle East.'' New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/34076807 WorldCat].
* Malcolm C Peck, '''''Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab states''''', Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-dictionary-of-the-gulf-arab-states/oclc/76864352&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Peck, Malcolm C. ''Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab states.'' Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/76864352 WorldCat].
* Dilip Hiro, '''''A comprehensive dictionary of the Middle East''''', Northampton, MA : Interlink Books, 2013 - [URL Available at WorldCat]
* Hiro, Dilip. ''A comprehensive dictionary of the Middle East.'' Northampton, MA: Interlink Books, 2013. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/796760205 WorldCat].
* 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/473458344&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Awde, Nicholas and K Smith. ''Arabic dictionary : Arabic-English : English-Arabic.'' London: Bennett & Bloom, 2004. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/473458344 WorldCat].
*معجم انساب قبائل الجزيرة العربية. ماجد ناصر الزبيدي. بيروت لبنان: الفرات, ٢٠١٠
*معجم قبائل العرب القديمة والحديثة. عمر رضا كحالة. دمشق سوريا: مؤسسة الرسالة ناشرون, ٢٠١١
*''Register zu den Genealogischen Tabellen der Arabischen Stämme und Familien: Mit Historischen und Geographischen Bemerkungen.'' By Ferdinand Wüstenfeld. London: Reprint: Forgotten Books.


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochi_language#:~:text=Grammar Balochi Grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochi_language#:~:text=Grammar Balochi Grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic#:~:text=Grammar Arabic Grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic#:~:text=Grammar Arabic Grammar] - Wikipedia
* Habaka J Feghali, '''''Gulf Arabic : the dialects of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Oman : grammar, dialogues, and lexicon''''', Springfield, VA : Dunwoody Press, 2008 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/gulf-arabic-the-dialects-of-kuwait-bahrain-qatar-uae-and-oman-grammar-dialogues-and-lexicon/oclc/1024151056&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Feghali, Habaka J. ''Gulf Arabic : the dialects of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Oman : grammar, dialogues, and lexicon.'' Springfield, VA: Dunwoody Press, 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1024151056 WorldCat].
* George Waters Gilbertson & Ghāno Khān Haddiānī, '''''The Balochi language, a grammar and manual''''', Hertford, Printed by S. Austin & Sons, for the author, 1923 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/balochi-language-a-grammar-and-manual/oclc/229927&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Gilbertson, George Waters. ''The Balochi language, a grammar and manual.'' Hertford: Austin, 1923. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/243740301 WorldCat].
* Mir Naseer Khan Ahmadzai Baloch, '''''The Grammar of Balochi Language''''', Balochi Acadamy, 1984 - [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Grammar_of_Balochi_Language/q-QLAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Available at GoogleBooks]


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrani_Arabic#:~:text=Examples%20of%20words%20borrowed%20from%20other%20languages Bahrani - Words borrowed from other languages] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrani_Arabic#:~:text=Examples%20of%20words%20borrowed%20from%20other%20languages Bahrani - Words borrowed from other languages] - Wikipedia
* Laura Etheredge, '''''Persian Gulf states : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates''''', New York : Britannica Educational Pub., in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2011 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/persian-gulf-states-kuwait-qatar-bahrain-oman-and-the-united-arab-emirates/oclc/658117317&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Etheredge, Laura. ''Persian Gulf states : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.'' New York: Britannica Educational Pub., 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/658117317 WorldCat].


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