Palestinian Arabic

Palestinian Arabic is a Levantine Arabic dialect subgroup spoken by Palestinians , Arab citizens of Israel and some Jordanians . Rural varieties of this dialect exhibit several distinctive features; particularly the pronunciation of qaf as kaf , which distinguish them from other Arabic varieties. Palestinian urban dialects more closely resemble northern Levantine Arabic dialects, that is, the spoken forms of Arabic of Syria and Lebanon .

Palestinian Arabic is a Levantine Arabic dialect subgroup spoken by the Palestinians in Palestine , by Arab citizens of Israel (mostly Palestinians) and in most Palestinian populations around the world. Palestinian Arabic is a typical Semitic language, which exhibits vocabulary strata that include words from ancient and modern Middle Eastern (Canaanite, Aramaic, Turkish, Israeli Hebrew) and European (Greek, Latin, French, English) languages.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Palestinian Arabic is a dialect continuum of mutually intelligible varieties of Levantine Arabic spoken by the spoken by most Palestinians in Palestine and Israel and in the Palestinian diaspora populations. Together with Jordanian Arabic , it has the ISO 639-3 language code "ajp", known as South Levantine Arabic . Further dialects can be distinguished within Palestine, such as spoken in the northern West Bank , that spoken by Palestinians in the Hebron area, which is similar to Arabic spoken by descendants of Palestinian refugees living in Jordan and south-western Syria.

Dialect of Arabic spoken in the State of Palestine ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) This article contains Levantine written in Arabic characters . Without proper rendering support , you may see احنا‎ and احنا‎ appearing as two different characters. If so, apply this custom style in your user settings : [ lang = apc ] { font-family : 'Segoe UI' , Tahoma ; } . Palestinian Arabic is a dialect continuum of mutually intelligible varieties of Levantine Arabic spoken by most Palestinians in Palestine , Israel and in the Palestinian diaspora . The Arabic dialects spoken in Palestine and Transjordan are not one more or less homogeneous linguistic unit, but rather a wide diversity of dialects belonging to various typologically diverse groupings due to geographical, historical, and socioeconomic circumstances. In two dialect comparison researches, Palestinian Arabic was found to be the closest Arabic dialect to Modern Standard Arabic , mainly the dialect of the people in Gaza Strip . Further dialects can be distinguished within Palestine, such as spoken in the northern West Bank , that spoken by Palestinians in the Hebron area, which is similar to Arabic spoken by descendants of Palestinian refugees living in Jordan and south-western Syria. Palestinian dialects contain layers of languages spoken in earlier times in the region, including Canaanite , Hebrew ( Biblical and Mishnaic ), Aramaic (particularly Western Aramaic ), Persian , Greek , and Latin . As a result of the early modern period, Palestinian dialects were also influenced by Turkish and European languages . Since the founding of Israel in 1948, Palestinian dialects have been significantly influenced by Modern Hebrew . Palestinian Arabic at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) "How to Reach your Audience with the Right Dialect of Arabic" . A general classification for the Arabic dialects spoken in Palestine and Transjordan.

Dialect of Arabic spoken in the State of Palestine ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) This article contains Levantine written in Arabic characters . Without proper rendering support , you may see احنا‎ and احنا‎ appearing as two different characters. If so, apply this custom style in your user settings : [ lang = apc ] { font-family : 'Segoe UI' , Tahoma ; } . Palestinian Arabic (also known as simply Palestinian ) is part of a dialect continuum comprising various mutually intelligible varieties of Levantine Arabic spoken by Palestinians in Palestine , which includes the State of Palestine , Israel , and the Palestinian diaspora . The Arabic dialects spoken in the region of Palestine and Transjordan do not form a homogeneous linguistic unit; rather, they encompass a diverse range of dialects influenced by geographical, historical, and socioeconomic factors. Comparative studies of Arabic dialects indicate that Palestinian Arabic is among the closest dialects to Modern Standard Arabic , particularly the dialect spoken in the Gaza Strip . Additional distinctions can be made within Palestinian Arabic, such as the dialects spoken in the northern West Bank and the Hebron area, which exhibit similarities to those spoken by descendants of Palestinian refugees . Palestinian Arabic dialects reflect a historical layering of languages previously spoken in the region, including Canaanite , Ancient Hebrew (both Biblical and Mishnaic ), Aramaic (especially Western Aramaic ), Persian , Greek , and Latin . Furthermore, during the early modern period, these dialects were influenced by Turkish and various European languages . Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, Palestinian Arabic has also been shaped by Modern Hebrew influences. Palestinian Arabic at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) "How to Reach your Audience with the Right Dialect of Arabic" .