Gulf Arabic

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Gulf Arabic is a regional variety of the Arabic language spoken primarily in the countries bordering the Persian Gulf, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features.

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instanceOf Arabic dialect
spoken language
variety of Arabic
characterizedBy distinct lexicon
distinct phonology
influence from English
influence from Persian
influence from South Asian languages in Gulf states
retention of some Classical Arabic consonant contrasts
use of /g/ for Classical Arabic /q/ in many words
closelyRelatedTo Hijazi Arabic
Najdi Arabic
coexistsWith Modern Standard Arabic
developedFrom Classical Arabic
developedIn Arabian Gulf region
directionOfWriting right-to-left
distinctFrom Egyptian Arabic
Levantine Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic
hasAlternativeName Arabic, Gulf
Gulf Colloquial Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic

Khaleeji Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
hasDialect Bahrani Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic

Eastern Saudi (Najdi-influenced) Gulf varieties
Emirati Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic

Khuzestani Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic

Kuwaiti Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic

Omani Gulf Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic

Qatari Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
hasFeature distinct second person pronoun forms compared to other dialects
stress patterns differing from Classical Arabic
use of analytic future markers such as /b-/ or /raħ/
vowel length contrasts
ISO639-3Code afb
languageBranch Semitic languages
languageFamily Afro-Asiatic languages
languageGroup Arabic
languageSubbranch Central Semitic languages
notUsedAs standard written language
region Arabian Peninsula
Eastern Arabia
Persian Gulf
spokenIn Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
coastal regions of the Persian Gulf
eastern Saudi Arabia
subclassOf Arabic language
linked to: Arabic

Peninsular Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
timePeriod contemporary language variety
usedAs vernacular language
usedIn everyday conversation in Gulf countries
popular culture in the Gulf region
writingSystem Arabic script

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Arabic hasDialectGroup Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic subclassOf Peninsular Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic hasDialect Kuwaiti Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic hasDialect Qatari Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic hasDialect Bahrani Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic hasDialect Emirati Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic hasDialect Omani Gulf Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic hasDialect Khuzestani Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic hasAlternativeName Khaleeji Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic hasAlternativeName Gulf Colloquial Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Hijazi Arabic subclassOf Peninsular Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Najdi Arabic closelyRelatedTo Gulf Arabic
Shami Arabic relatedTo Gulf Arabic
Colloquial Arabic includes Gulf Arabic
Eastern Arabia historicalLanguage Eastern Arabian Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Kuwaiti American maySpeakDialect Gulf Arabic
Masri isDistinctFrom Gulf Arabic
Peninsular Arabic hasDialect Gulf Arabic
Peninsular Arabic hasDialect Omani Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Omani people primaryLanguage Omani Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Bahraini Canadian maySpeakDialect Gulf Arabic
Central Najdi Arabic distinctFrom Gulf Arabic
Baharna language Bahrani Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic
Baharna dialectGroup Gulf Arabic
Qatif region dialect Gulf Arabic
Arabic language continuum hasPart Gulf Arabic
Arabic language continuum hasPart Omani Arabic
linked to: Gulf Arabic