Language

Standard Arabic

Standard Arabic is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in 27 countries.

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Scripture in Standard Arabic

A complete Bible is reported in Standard 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 Standard Arabic is spoken

  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen

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About Standard Arabic

Part of
Arabic (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
arb
Glottocode
stan1318
Also known as
Arabic, Standard · Arabic: Classical

Dialects and varieties 2

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Standard Arabic as a whole.

  • Arabic: ClassicalNo known Scripture
  • Siculo 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.