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==Description==
==Description==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''] is the official language of Qatar, with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic '''Qatari Arabic''' or '''Gulf Arabic'''] the local dialect. '''Qatari Sign Language''' is the language of the deaf community. English is commonly used as a second language, and a rising lingua franca, especially in commerce, those from other countries, and the medical community. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Qatar," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar#Languages, accessed 12 April 2022.</ref>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''] is the official language of Qatar, and the local [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Arabic '''Qatari Arabic''' or '''Gulf Arabic'''] dialect is spoken as a mother tongue by native Qataris. '''Qatari Sign Language''' is the language of the deaf community. English is widely spoken as a second language and is a rising lingua franca in commerce, the medical community, and amongst expatriates. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Qatar," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar#Languages, accessed 12 April 2022.</ref>


==Word List(s)==
==Word List(s)==
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*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar Dictionary English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar Dictionary English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ar/en/Learn-Arabic Learn Arabic (duolingo)]
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ar/en/Learn-Arabic Learn Arabic (duolingo)]
*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


'''Qatari Arabic''' or '''Gulf Arabic'''
'''Qatari Arabic''' or '''Gulf Arabic'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/afb Dictionary English to Gulf Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://glosbe.com/en/afb Dictionary English to Gulf Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/glossary-of-gulf-arabic-gulf-arabic-english-english-gulf-arabic/oclc/49843677&referer=brief_results A glossary of Gulf Arabic : Gulf Arabic-English, English-Gulf Arabic (WorldCat)]
* Qafisheh, Hamdi A. ''A glossary of Gulf Arabic : Gulf Arabic-English, English-Gulf Arabic.'' Beirut: Librairie du Liban Publishers, 1996. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/49843677 WorldCat].
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/ntcs-gulf-arabic-english-dictionary/oclc/52981156&referer=brief_results NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary (WorldCat)]
* Qafisheh, Hamdi A, and NTC Publishing Group. ''NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary.'' Lincolnwood, Ill.: NTC Pub. Group, 1999. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/37195272 WorldCat].
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY-oirOXUro Teach Yourself Gulf Arabic (YouTube)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY-oirOXUro Teach Yourself Gulf Arabic (YouTube)]
'''German'''
*''Register zu den Genealogischen Tabellen der Arabischen Stämme und Familien: Mit Historischen und Geographischen Bemerkungen.'' By Ferdinand Wüstenfeld. London: Reprint: Forgotten Books.


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/languages-of-qatar/oclc/646407168&referer=brief_results Languages of Qatar (WorldCat)]
* ''Languages of qatar.'' S.l.: General Books, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/646407168 WorldCat].
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Qatar Qatar (Britannica)]
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Qatar Qatar (Britannica)]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Qatar Qatar (Wikitravel)]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Qatar Qatar (Wikitravel)]

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Description

Arabic is the official language of Qatar, and the local Qatari Arabic or Gulf Arabic dialect is spoken as a mother tongue by native Qataris. Qatari Sign Language is the language of the deaf community. English is widely spoken as a second language and is a rising lingua franca in commerce, the medical community, and amongst expatriates. [1]

Word List(s)

Arabic

Qatari Arabic or Gulf Arabic

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Arabic

Qatari Arabic or Gulf Arabic

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Arabic

Qatari Arabic or Gulf Arabic

German

  • Register zu den Genealogischen Tabellen der Arabischen Stämme und Familien: Mit Historischen und Geographischen Bemerkungen. By Ferdinand Wüstenfeld. London: Reprint: Forgotten Books.

Additional Resources

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Qatar," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar#Languages, accessed 12 April 2022.