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Chad, Bahrain |
Arabic
|
$800 |
DJ |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN COMMON |
2020-04-06 |
#8196 |
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Maghrebi & Gulf are 2 dialects of this widely spoken Middle Eastern language |
Arabic
|
$400 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES & DIALECTS |
2020-03-17 |
#8182 |
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In Egypt |
Arabic
|
$400 |
J |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2019-09-13 |
#8050 |
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12th c. Andalusian writer Ibn Tufayl wrote what's been called the first novel in this language, not Spanish |
Arabic
|
$400 |
DJ |
LANGUAGE |
2018-11-27 |
#7872 |
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Of the 6 official U.N. languages, it's the one that is written in a cursive form only |
Arabic
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FJ |
U.N. LANGUAGES |
2018-05-15 |
#7762 |
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This language has 2 main written forms: modern standard & classical, the language of the Koran |
Arabic
|
$200 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
2017-02-13 |
#7466 |
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Bahrain |
Arabic
|
$400 |
DJ |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2016-05-11 |
#7298 |
|
Kuwait |
Arabic
|
$600 |
J |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2014-07-22 |
#6887 |
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Ethiopia's official language, Amharic, is the world's second most-widely spoken Semitic language; this is first |
Arabic
|
$400 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
2013-05-28 |
#6617 |
|
An iconic restaurant sign is seenherein this language |
Arabic
|
$600 |
J |
VISUAL LANGUAGE |
2012-05-02 |
#6368 |
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It's the official language of Qatar |
Arabic
|
$200 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
2011-06-09 |
#6169 |
|
Salaam |
Arabic
|
$400 |
J |
THE LANGUAGE OF PEACE |
2011-05-18 |
#6153 |
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Almanac, hashish |
Arabic
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
LANGUAGE OF ORIGIN |
2011-01-06 |
#6059 |
|
Egypt |
Arabic
|
$800 |
J |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2010-05-06 |
#5914 |
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(Jon of the Clue Crew stands next to a monitor.) Kufic, named for the city of Kufa & often used for religious texts, is an ancient style of writing this most widely spoken Semitic language |
Arabic
|
$800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
2007-05-09 |
#5228 |
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In Chad:French & this |
Arabic
DD
|
$1,200 |
J |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2006-12-11 |
#5121 |
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Although Spanish is based on Latin, many of its words come from this language of the Moors |
Arabic
|
$800 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
2005-01-31 |
#4701 |
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Many words derived from this language begin with al-, like alcove, alchemy & Alhambra |
Arabic
|
$2,000 |
DJ |
LANGUAGE LESSONS |
2003-11-12 |
#4413 |
|
Fakir |
Arabic
|
$800 |
DJ |
FROM WHAT LANGUAGE? |
2003-07-16 |
#4363 |
|
In Algeria:this |
Arabic
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2003-02-10 |
#4251 |
|
In Jordan:this |
Arabic
|
$400 |
J |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2002-04-16 |
#4067 |
|
In Lebanon:French & this |
Arabic
|
$300 |
J |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2001-05-02 |
#3848 |
|
Kuwait |
Arabic
|
$400 |
DJ |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
1999-06-29 |
#3427 |
|
Oman |
Arabic
|
$400 |
J |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
1999-04-07 |
#3368 |
|
Preceding Bengali, it's alphabetically first of the dozen most spoken languages in the world |
Arabic
|
$200 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1999-02-08 |
#3326 |
|
Although there are many Berber dialects in Algeria, this is the official language |
Arabic
|
$300 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1998-05-13 |
#3168 |
|
Sir Richard Burton translated “The Thousand And One Nights” from this language |
Arabic
|
$200 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1997-05-26 |
#2946 |
|
It's the official language of Bahrain |
Arabic
|
$600 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1996-12-12 |
#2829 |
|
It's the language in which the Koran was written |
Arabic
|
$300 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1996-09-19 |
#2769 |
|
It's the official language of Yemen |
Arabic
|
$600 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1996-04-25 |
#2694 |
|
Dialects of this language include Gulf, Maghrebi & Egyptian |
Arabic
|
$800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1996-02-21 |
#2648 |
|
Alkali, almanac & tariff are among the many words derived from this language |
Arabic
|
$800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1995-02-28 |
#2422 |
|
It's the only Semitic language that's an official language of the U.N. |
Arabic
DD
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1994-09-28 |
#2313 |
|
Maghrebi is a major dialect of this language |
Arabic
|
$600 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1994-09-09 |
#2300 |
|
Maghribi, a dialect of this language, is spoken in North Africa |
Arabic
|
$400 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1994-05-18 |
#2248 |
|
It's the official language of Tunisia |
Arabic
|
$500 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1993-10-18 |
#2096 |
|
Maltese, the everyday language of Malta, traces its origins to a dialect of this language |
Arabic
|
$1,000 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1993-06-01 |
#2027 |
|
Swahili contains many words borrowed from this language, including the word "Swahili" |
Arabic
|
|
FJ |
LANGUAGES |
1992-12-28 |
#1916 |
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After 1926 Turkish switched from this script to the Roman alphabet |
Arabic
|
$300 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1991-12-19 |
#1684 |
|
Our words algebra, alfalfa & ironically, alcohol come from this language |
Arabic
DD
|
$1,500 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1991-09-18 |
#1618 |
|
It's the official language of Algeria, but many Algerians speak French, too |
Arabic
|
$800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1991-02-15 |
#1495 |
|
Of all Semite languages, this one is spoken by the most people |
Arabic
DD
|
$3,800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1990-03-16 |
#1285 |
|
Used mostly in northern Africa, it's the most widely spoken language on the continent |
Arabic
|
$400 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1989-05-01 |
#1086 |
|
Our words alcohol, alfalfa & algebra come from this language in which "al" means "the" |
Arabic
|
$400 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1989-01-18 |
#1013 |
|
The official language of Iraq |
Arabic
|
$100 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1988-12-15 |
#989 |
|
Though heavily influenced by Italian, Maltese is a dialect of this Semitic language |
Arabic
|
$400 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1988-11-01 |
#957 |
|
"Inshallah" is a term meaning "God willing" in this language |
Arabic
|
$200 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1988-07-19 |
#912 |
|
Israel's official languages are Hebrew & this |
Arabic
|
$600 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1987-04-07 |
#607 |
|
The original of Islam's sacred book, the Koran, was written in rhyme in this language |
Arabic
|
$200 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1985-11-19 |
#312 |