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Arabic is the most widely spoken language in the country of Syria and was the only official language of Ba'athist Syria. [1] [2] Several modern Arabic dialects are used in everyday life, most notably Levantine in the west and Mesopotamian in the northeast.
Lebanon—and the Arab world in general—exists in a state of diglossia: [2] the language used in literature, formal writing, or other specific settings is very divergent from that used in conversations. Lebanon's official language, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), [3] has no native speakers in or outside Lebanon. [4]
Arabic (alongside English) was an official language in South Sudan from 1863 (these days a part of Egypt Eyalet (1517–1867)) until 2011 (that time the independent state Republic of South Sudan), when the former government canceled Arabic as an official language. Since 2011 English is the sole official language of South Sudan.
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
All of that changed when Tehran-backed Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7. For years, Jerusalem had targeted weapons shipments destined for Iran’s militias in Syria (and Lebanon) with ease and impunity.
These dialects are transitional between the Aleppine and the Coastal and Central dialects. [5] They are characterized by *q > ʔ, ʾimāla of the type the type sāfaṛ/ysēfer [2] and ṣālaḥ/yṣēliḥ, [5] diphthongs in every position, [5] [2] a- elision (katab +t > ktabt, but katab +it > katabit), [2] išṛab type perfect, [2] ʾimāla in reflexes of *CāʔiC, and vocabulary such as ...
Syrian rebel fighters began preparations to seize Aleppo a year ago but the assault was delayed by war in Gaza and ultimately launched last week when a ceasefire took hold in Lebanon, the head of ...
Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister said Tuesday that this week's slaying of a local politician by what authorities say was a gang of Syrian nationals signals the need to restrict the number ...