International Arabic Day: 12 Quick Facts about Arabic Language:
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- It is a Semitic language and share the same root with Hebrew (West Semitic)
- It is spoken by 422 Million people throughout the world.
- It is the Liturgical Language oof 1.7 billion Muslims.
- It is an official language in 26 countries.
- It has 13 dialects spoken throughout the Arab World.
- It is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations.
- It has sounds that don’t exist in any other language.
- It has 12.3 million words (English has 600 thousand words)
- Its Alphabet has 28 letters
- It is written from right to left
- It has no capital letter
- It has 11 words for ‘love’ and 100 words for ‘camel’
