Arabic Translation Services
History
Arabic:
The Arabic script evolved from the Nabataean Aramaic script. It has been used since the 4th century AD, but the earliest document, an inscription in Arabic, Syriac and Greek, dates from 512 AD. The Aramaic language has fewer consonants than Arabic, so during the 7th century new Arabic letters were created by adding dots to existing letters in order to avoid ambiguities. Further diacritics indicating short vowels were introduced, but are only generally used to ensure the Qur'an was read aloud without mistakes.
There are two main types of written Arabic:
Classical Arabic
The language of the Qur'an and classical literature. It differs from Modern Standard Arabic mainly in style and vocabulary, some of which is archaic. All Muslims are expected to recite the Qur'an in the original language, however many rely on translations in order to understand the text.
Modern Standard Arabic
The universal language of the Arabic-speaking world which is understood by all Arabic speakers. It is the language of the vast majority of written material and of formal TV shows, lectures, etc.
Each Arabic speaking country or region also has its own variety of colloquial spoken Arabic. These colloquial varieties of Arabic appear in written form in some poetry, cartoons and comics, plays and personal letters. There are also translations of the bible into most varieties of colloquial Arabic.
Arabic has also been written with the Hebrew, Syriac and Latin scripts.
The Arabic language
Arabic is a Semitic language with about 221 million speakers. There are over 30 different varieties of colloquial Arabic.
Arabic-Speaking Countries
Algeria
Bahrain (with English)
Chad (with French)
Comoros (with French and Comorian)
Djibouti (with French)
Egypt
Eritrea (with Tigrignan)
Iraq (with Kurdish)
Israel (with Hebrew)
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon (with French and English)
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestinian Authority
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia (with Somali)
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Western Sahara
Yemen
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