Judeo-Arabic

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Judeo-Arabic is a group of Arabic dialects historically spoken and written by Jewish communities, typically using the Hebrew script and incorporating Hebrew and Aramaic elements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish language
group of Arabic dialects
language variety
associatedReligion Judaism
culturalRole medium of Jewish communal records
medium of Jewish folk literature
medium of Jewish poetry
vehicle of Jewish-Arabic culture
hasAlternativeName Judeo-Arabic dialects
Yahudic Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
hasDialect Algerian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic

Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic

Egyptian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic

Moroccan Judeo-Arabic
Palestinian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic

Syrian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic

Tunisian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic

Yemenite Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
hasLinguisticElement Arabic vocabulary
Aramaic vocabulary
Hebrew vocabulary
hasLinguisticFeature code-switching between Hebrew and Arabic
lexical items specific to Jewish religious life
loanwords from Aramaic
loanwords from Hebrew
phonological features distinct from neighboring Arabic dialects
historicalUsage early modern period
medieval period
modern period
ISOStatus not standardized as a single ISO 639 code
languageFamily Afro-Asiatic languages
Semitic languages
notableAuthor Maimonides
Saadia Gaon
notableWorkLanguageOf Guide for the Perplexed
Judeo-Arabic Bible translations
linked to: Judeo-Arabic

Mishneh Torah introductions
region Algeria
Egypt
Iraq
Levant
Maghreb
linked to: North Africa

Middle East
Morocco
North Africa
Palestine
linked to: State of Palestine

Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
religiousFunction language of Jewish religious commentary
language of biblical exegesis
language of ethical literature
language of halakhic literature
language of philosophical works
language of responsa
scriptType consonantal alphabet
scriptVariant Rashi script
cursive Hebrew script
square Hebrew script
shiftedTo English
French
Israeli Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew

Modern Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
sociolinguisticStatus endangered language
minority language
subclassOf Arabic
Central Semitic language
Semitic language
typicalScriptDirection right-to-left
usedBy Algerian Jews
linked to: Mizrahi Jews

Egyptian Jews
linked to: Mizrahi Jews

Iraqi Jews
linked to: Mizrahi Jews

Jewish communities
Mizrahi Jews
Moroccan Jews
linked to: Mizrahi Jews

Sephardi Jews
Syrian Jews
linked to: Mizrahi Jews

Tunisian Jews
linked to: Mizrahi Jews

Yemeni Jews
linked to: Mizrahi Jews

Yemenite Jews
linked to: Mizrahi Jews
usedFor commentaries on the Hebrew Bible
commentaries on the Talmud
community chronicles
letters and legal documents
philosophical treatises
translation of Jewish religious texts
usesAlphabet Arabic alphabet
Hebrew alphabet
writingSystem Arabic script
Hebrew script

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Jews usesLanguage Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic notableWorkLanguageOf Judeo-Arabic Bible translations
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic hasDialect Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic hasDialect Yemenite Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic hasDialect Tunisian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic hasDialect Algerian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic hasDialect Egyptian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic hasDialect Syrian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic hasDialect Palestinian Judeo-Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic hasAlternativeName Yahudic Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Jewish diaspora hasLanguage Judeo-Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic hasDialect Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic hasDialect Judeo-Tunisian Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic hasDialect Judeo-Algerian Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Mizrahi Jews languageTradition Judeo-Arabic
Mesopotamian Arabic hasDialect Jewish Baghdadi Arabic
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Hebrew alphabet usedForLanguage Judeo-Arabic
Saadia Gaon language Judeo-Arabic
Rashi script usedFor Judeo-Arabic
Indian Jews languageUsed Judeo-Arabic
Maimonides languageOfWork Judeo-Arabic
Yemenite Jews language Judeo-Arabic
Contemporary Judaism hasLanguage Judeo-Arabic
Geonim languageUsed Judeo-Arabic
Dalet usedInLanguage Judeo-Arabic
Rishonim language Judeo-Arabic
Tafsir of the Torah language Judeo-Arabic
Geonic period languageUsed Judeo-Arabic
Jewish printing usesLanguage Judeo-Arabic
Geonic responsa language Judeo-Arabic
Jewish philosophy hasLanguage Judeo-Arabic
Jewish theology languageOfDiscourse Judeo-Arabic
Commentary on the Mishnah language Judeo-Arabic
Hebr usedForWriting Judeo-Arabic language
linked to: Judeo-Arabic
Ben Ish Chai languageOfWork Judeo-Arabic
Kuwaiti Jews historicalLanguage Judeo-Arabic