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Arabic Language | Arabic Transliteration
Transliteration is the method that converts Arabic writing into its Latin counterpart, making it easier to gain an understanding of the spoken Arabic language without having to grapple with the complex Arabic writing system.
There are great number of letters in the Arabic alphabet without a corresponding letter in the Latin alphabet, so a system has been devised which involves special characters added to ordinary letters or letter combinations. Although these new measures may be confusing at first, you will quickly recognize that it is a marvelous way to recapture the richness of written Arabic and give one an easier time with pronunciation as well.
Arabic variables
The three distinctive varieties of the Arabic language are Classical or Qur'anical, Modern Standard and Colloquial or spoken dialects.
Classical Arabic
- Arabic in its purest form, found in the Qur'an or Koran
- Predominantly used for reading and reciting religious text.
- Is not used in everyday conversation.
- Is only used in religious writings.
Modern Standard Arabic
- The official language of the Arabic world used in media, arts, politics and may understood by those who speak different Arabic dialects.
- Has form not too dissimilar from the classical version
- Main variations are structural and tolerate more flexibility in usage of the language.
Modern Colloquial Arabic
There are over 30 variations of spoken dialects in the Arab world. Included in these are the following, according to number of speakers: Egyptian, Algerian , Moroccan, Sudanese, Levantine, Mesopotamian and Najdi.
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