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  1. Classical Arabicnoun

    Classical Arabic (CA) is the form of the Arabic language used in literary texts in 7th to 9th centuries. It is based on the Medieval dialects of Arab tribes. It is the language of Qur'an.

  2. Etymology: classical + Arabic

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  1. Classical Arabic

    Classical Arabic (Arabic: ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةُ ٱلْفُصْحَىٰ, romanized: al-ʿarabīyah al-fuṣḥā) or Quranic Arabic is the standardized literary form of Arabic used from the 7th century and throughout the Middle Ages, most notably in Umayyad and Abbasid literary texts such as poetry, elevated prose and oratory, and is also the liturgical language of Islam. Classical Arabic is, furthermore, the register of the Arabic language on which Modern Standard Arabic is based. The first comprehensive written grammar of Classical Arabic was al-Kitāb by the Persian Muslim grammarian Sibawayh, it was an exigesis of Arabic grammar largely based on the existing poetic texts and the works of previous grammarians, in addition to the Qurʾān and Bedouin informants whom he considered to be reliable speakers of Arabic. The primary focus of this work was to facilitate tafsir of the Qur'an and prophetic reports. Modern Standard Arabic is its direct descendant used today throughout the Arab world in writing and in formal speaking, for example prepared speeches, some radio and TV broadcasts and non-entertainment content. Whilst the lexis and stylistics of Modern Standard Arabic are different from Classical Arabic, the morphology and syntax have remained basically unchanged (though Modern Standard Arabic uses a subset of the syntactic structures available in Classical Arabic). In the Arab world little distinction is made between Classical Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic and both are normally called al-fuṣḥā (Arabic: الفصحى) in Arabic, meaning 'the most eloquent'.

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  1. Classical Arabic

    Classical Arabic, also known as Quranic Arabic, is the form of the Arabic language used in literary texts from Umayyad and Abbasid times. It is based on the Medieval dialects of Arab tribes. Modern Standard Arabic is the direct descendant used today throughout the Arab World in writing and in formal speaking, for example, prepared speeches, some radio broadcasts, and non-entertainment content. While the lexis and stylistics of Modern Standard Arabic are different from Classical Arabic, the morphology and syntax have remained basically unchanged. The vernacular dialects, however, have changed more dramatically. In the Arab world, little distinction is made between CA and MSA, and both are normally called al-fuṣḥá in Arabic, meaning 'the most eloquent'. Because the Qur'an is written in Classical Arabic, the language is considered by most Muslims to be sacred. It is mostly the language in which Muslims recite their prayers, regardless of what language they use in everyday life.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of classical arabic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of classical arabic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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  • اللغة العربية الفصحىArabic
  • der klassischen arabischenGerman

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