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==Description==
The official language is Modern Standard Arabic, a literary language taught in the schools. Most Jordanians natively speak one of the non-standard Arabic dialects known as Jordanian Arabic. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jordan," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan#Languages#:~:text=Languages, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref>
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic Modern Standard Arabic]''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Modern Standard Arabic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref>
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Arabic Jordanian Arabic]''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jordanian Arabic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Arabic, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref>


The official language of Jordan is Arabic. English is widely used in education and business.  Records were kept in Arabic.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref>
==Word List(s)==
*[[Arabic Genealogical Word List]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic#:~:text=Common%20phrases Modern_Standard_Arabic Common phrases] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php#:~:text=Useful%20Arabic%20phrases Useful Arabic phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://www.arabicpod101.com/blog/2018/02/03/top-100-basic-arabic-phrases-and-expressions/ Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions] - ArabicPod101
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Jordanian_Arabic_phrasebook Jordanian Arabic phrasebook] - WikiTravel


== References ==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Arabic#:~:text=Phonology Jordanian Arabic Alphabet] - Wikipedia
 
'''Pronunciation'''
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Arabic_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Arabic Pronunciation guide] - WikiTravel
 
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
* Arts, Tressy. ''Oxford Arabic dictionary : Arabic-English · English-Arabic.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/881018992 WorldCat].
* Awde, Nicholas and K Smith. ''Arabic dictionary : Arabic-English, English-Arabic.'' London: Bennett & Bloom, 2004. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/987953870 WorldCat].
 
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/arabic_dictionary.htm#:~:text=Arabic%20dictionary Arabic dictionary] - Lexilogos
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ar#:~:text=Dictionary%20English%20-%20Arabic Dictionary English - Arabic] - Glosbe
 
'''Language Aids'''
* Ryding, Karin C. ''A reference grammar of modern standard Arabic.'' Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/837969261 WorldCat].
* Alhawary, Mohammad T. ''Modern Standard Arabic Grammar.'' Somerset: Wiley, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1027147213 WorldCat].
* Bucher, Urs. ''Vocabulary of modern standard Arabic.'' Grossdietwil: Tobun, 1984. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/249687643 WorldCat].
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_grammar Arabic grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Arabic#:~:text=Grammar Jordanian Arabic grammar] - Wikipedia
 
==Additional Resources==
* Abboud, Peter F and Ernest N McCarus. ''Elementary modern standard Arabic.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1114760079 WorldCat].
 
== References ==
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Description[edit | edit source]

The official language is Modern Standard Arabic, a literary language taught in the schools. Most Jordanians natively speak one of the non-standard Arabic dialects known as Jordanian Arabic. [1]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Arts, Tressy. Oxford Arabic dictionary : Arabic-English · English-Arabic. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Awde, Nicholas and K Smith. Arabic dictionary : Arabic-English, English-Arabic. London: Bennett & Bloom, 2004. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

  • Ryding, Karin C. A reference grammar of modern standard Arabic. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Alhawary, Mohammad T. Modern Standard Arabic Grammar. Somerset: Wiley, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Bucher, Urs. Vocabulary of modern standard Arabic. Grossdietwil: Tobun, 1984. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Arabic grammar - Wikipedia
  • Jordanian Arabic grammar - Wikipedia

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Abboud, Peter F and Ernest N McCarus. Elementary modern standard Arabic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Available at: WorldCat.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Jordan," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan#Languages#:~:text=Languages, accessed 3 Feb 2022.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Modern Standard Arabic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic, accessed 3 Feb 2022.
  3. Wikipedia contributors, "Jordanian Arabic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Arabic, accessed 3 Feb 2022.