Arabic is one of the world's great languages. It's graceful script, magnificent style and rich vocabulary gives the language a unique character.
Arabic is the largest number of the Semitic language family, which also includes languages like the Hebrew and Aramaic. Like most Semitic languages, Arabic is written from Right to Left.
There are three major types of Arabic :-
1) Classical Arabic (also known as Quranic Arabic or the language of the Quran)
2) Modern Standard Arabic
3) Local Dialect Arabic (each Arab countries differs in the Arabic language)
Modern Standard Arabic is derived from the Classical Arabic (Quranic Arabic). One of the important reasons for us to learn Arabic is for us to understand the Quran when reading or listening to the Quran being recited.
Modern Standard Arabic is the official Arabic language. It can be written and spoken and there is no difference between the written and the spoken form.
In its written form, Modern Standard Arabic is the language of the media. Books, magazines, newspapers, official documents, private and business correspondence, street signs and shop signs are all written in Modern Standard Arabic.
It is taught in schools, universities and colleges. The language taught is exactly the same in the Arab world.
Since Modern Standard Arabic is a standardised language, conversing in it makes it possible for Arabs of different nationalities and also to non-Arabs who knows arabic to understand one another. This way, they can avoid dialectal differences.
Spoken Modern Standard Arabic is the language used on television, in government and parliament, and on official occasions like conferences and seminars. It is also used in religious assemblies and sermons of the Friday Prayers.
Modern Standard Arabic and its roots in Classical Arabic is the heart and soul of the Arabic language and the greatest treasure of the Arab Culture.
