subject: The History Of Arabic Alongside Hebrew [print this page] Arabic is one of the southern branch of the Western Semitic languages. This section is included in the area of Semitic languages in the mass of African- Asian languages , Arabic is close in part Hebrew and Aramaic. Arab's question tier includes many dialects used in millions of people across Asia and Africa.
Which the literary dimension of language, it is used for writing and communication throughout the Arab world, and learned that a central place among the Muslims of being represents the language of the Koran.
Arab birth
Arabic was born in Arabia, that used to cushion the main reasons behind the seventh century AD. Muslim conquests led to the spread of Fertile Crescent language and other parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Over several centuries, the Arab erace from center stage the languages that were spoken in the Fertile Crescent, and in the midst of the Middle Ages became native to most residents. On the other hand, Iran, Turkey, Kurdistan and the rest of the Muslim parts of Central Asia, continued to dominate the local languages, although they were subject to significant influence from Arabic. Also in North - West Africa, local languages are also common Arab side. More than half - Arab branched exist Arabia in different dialects, but the potential spread across a large global space, created in many other dialects significantly different from each other as well as classic literary dimension of language. More In the old days, perhaps even before the spread of Islam sharper differentiation between the two layers of language, literary and spoken in Arabic, since the Arab intellectuals, particularly those Muslims, adopted diligently the language of the Koran as a tool for writing and see dialects of all kinds but the jargon there is no room to give it place is written.
Arabic language today
This linguistic phenomenon echo can be found to this day, Arab Mshtksort adopts a standard format of Arabic literary layer, layer being studied in the educational systems throughout the Arab world.
Of the various local dialects, retains a place of preference in particular the Egyptian Arabic dialect, for communication between - Arabic, when what encouraged the expansion was the development of theater and film and this dialect today is a second literary language in the Arab world.
Dialects of the North - Africa, from Libya to the west, belong to any part of the group "Alma" long "(West), and the rest belonged to the group" Almashark "(East). Another division between dialects considerably between these sort of things that the villagers, urban, and Bedouins, and is determined by social or ethnic origin, or geographical area.
Effects on the Hebrew
Penetration and influence on the Hebrew language was Arabic at all times. This influence is particularly important medieval Arab recorded, which was never a choice theses and essays philosophical and religious fruit of the great thinkers of Israel, such as Maimonides, Rabbi Saadiah Gaon and others, as added by the way Hebrew translation of these dozen words and phrases in Arabic.
From the inception of Zionism, start to be in Hebrew, and especially in dialect, many words from Arabic. Used Arabic words and roots As part of the renewal of Hebrew itself, but on the other hand many of them have taken root in the Hebrew language after all. Also the Jewish community groups have adopted words from the Arabic name of their intention to sink in and assimilation in the country. Over time, certain words were absorbed in Hebrew, while the other place of her absent. This process of inspiration Arabic Hebrew language adds contemporary times also exist, all the while continuing to be added to the Hebrew language words in Arabic, both directly, and via the Arabic dialects spoken by Jews from Asia and Africa.
