Scripture in Egyptian Arabic
A complete Bible is reported in Egyptian Arabic.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Egyptian Arabic is spoken
- Algeria
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Syria
- Türkiye
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Yemen
About Egyptian Arabic
- Part of
- Arabic (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
- Language family
- Afro-Asiatic
- ISO 639-3 code
- arz
- Glottocode
- egyp1253
- Also known as
- Arabic, Egyptian · Arabic, Egyptian: South Delta
Dialects and varieties 20
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Egyptian Arabic as a whole.
- Arabic, Egyptian: AlexandrianNo known Scripture
- Arabic, Egyptian: CaireneNo known Scripture
- Arabic, Egyptian: East DeltaNo known Scripture
- Arabic, Egyptian: Port SaidNo known Scripture
- Arabic, Egyptian: South DeltaNo known Scripture
- Arabic, Egyptian: West DeltaNo known Scripture
- Biḥēra-Western Minufiyya-Western Ġarbiyya-Parts of GīzeNo known Scripture
- BurullusNo known Scripture
- Central Delta Nile ArabicNo known Scripture
- Central-Northern-Eastern ŠarqiyyaNo known Scripture
- Daqahliyya-Eastern Kr. išŠēx-Parts of ĠarbiyyaNo known Scripture
- Eastern Biḥēra-Kafr išŠēx-Parts of ĠarbiyyaNo known Scripture
- Eastern Egyptian ArabicNo known Scripture
- Far Western MinufiyyaNo known Scripture
- HelebiNo known Scripture
- ManzalaNo known Scripture
- Northeast Nile Delta ArabicNo known Scripture
- Northern frontier ilŠarqiyya-Parts of idDaqahliyyaNo known Scripture
- Southwestern frontier ilŠarqiyya-Southern parts of idDaqahliyya-Southeastern parts of the centre of the DeltaNo known Scripture
- Western Nile Delta ArabicNo known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.