| Qatari Arabic | |
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| قطري عربي | |
| Native to | Qatar |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Arabic alphabet | |
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
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Qatari Arabic (endonym: قطري عربي, romanized: qiṭarī ʻarabī; Arabic: العربية القطرية, romanized: al-ʻarabiyyah al-qaṭariyyah) is a variety of Gulf Arabic spoken in Qatar characterized by its distinct phonetic and syntactic features. As the prestige dialect within the nation, Qatari Arabic not only functions in everyday communication but also plays a significant role in maintaining cultural identity and social cohesion among the Qatari people.[1]
The vocabulary of Qatari Arabic incorporates a plethora of loanwords from Aramaic, Persian, Turkish, and more recently, English. Phonetically, it conserves many classical Arabic features such as emphatic consonants and interdental sounds, which distinguish it from other Arabic dialects that have simplified these elements. Syntactically, Qatari Arabic exhibits structures that align with other Gulf dialects but with unique adaptations, such as specific verb forms and negation patterns.[1]
- ^ a b Shockley, Mark Daniel (1 December 2020). The vowels of Urban Qatari Arabic (thesis). University of North Dakota. Retrieved 11 May 2024.