{"id":617,"date":"2010-06-15T17:54:56","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T17:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=617"},"modified":"2010-06-13T18:20:46","modified_gmt":"2010-06-13T18:20:46","slug":"two-varieties-of-standard-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/two-varieties-of-standard-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Two varieties of Standard Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my previous post<\/a>, I wrote about the different varieties and levels of colloquial Arabic (\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629). It is worth mentioning at this point that there are two varieties of Standard Arabic (\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u062d\u0649) as well. The first variety is called Classical Arabic (\u0641\u0635\u062d\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b). This is the traditional variety of Arabic that exists in classical books. The main characteristic of this variety is that it is fixed, and it has lost connection with today\u2019s world. Some people think that religious scholars use this variety, but my personal observation shows that religious scholars nowadays use a more modern variety that shows the ability to evolve and cater for more modern concepts.<\/p>\n

A good example of Classical Arabic can be found in Pre-Islamic poetry (\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0644\u064a). Most people nowadays cannot understand it without explanation or the use of a dictionary, e.g.<\/p>\n

\u0644\u0647\u064f \u0623\u064a\u0637\u0644\u0627 \u0638\u0628\u064a\u064d \u0648\u0633\u0627\u0642\u0627 \u0646\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0648\u0625\u0631\u062e\u0627\u0621 \u0633\u0631\u062d\u0627\u0646\u064d \u0648\u062a\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0628\u064f \u062a\u0646\u0641\u0644\u0650<\/p>\n

\u0643\u0623\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0641\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u0646\u0647 \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0646\u062a\u062d\u0649\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0645\u064e\u062f\u0627\u0643\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0631\u0648\u0633\u064d \u0623\u0648\u0652 \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u062d\u0646\u0638\u0644\u0650<\/p>\n

The more modern descendant of this variety is what we use nowadays and call Modern Standard Arabic (\u0641\u0635\u062d\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0635\u0631). This is the variety used in newspapers and books nowadays; it is characterized by its connection to today\u2019s world and its ability to change, evolve and accommodate to new concepts and technologies. This variety is used by news readers, and in different media outlets.<\/p>\n

Examples of this can be found in modern media outlets, e.g.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/aljazeerachannel?blend=2&ob=4<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbcarabic.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my previous post, I wrote about the different varieties and levels of colloquial Arabic (\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629). It is worth mentioning at this point that there are two varieties of Standard Arabic (\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u062d\u0649) as well. The first variety is called Classical Arabic (\u0641\u0635\u062d\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b). This is the traditional variety of Arabic that exists in classical books…<\/p>\n

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