Judeo-Arabic

E2282

Jewish language group of Arabic dialects language variety

Judeo-Arabic is a group of Arabic dialects historically spoken and written by Jewish communities, typically using the Hebrew script and incorporating Hebrew and Aramaic elements.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Judeo-Arabic canonical	26
Algerian Judeo-Arabic	1
Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic	1
Egyptian Judeo-Arabic	1
Jewish Baghdadi Arabic	1
Judeo-Algerian Arabic	1
Judeo-Arabic Bible translations	1
Judeo-Arabic language	1
Judeo-Moroccan Arabic	1
Judeo-Tunisian Arabic	1
Palestinian Judeo-Arabic	1
Syrian Judeo-Arabic	1
Tunisian Judeo-Arabic	1
Yahudic Arabic	1
Yemenite Judeo-Arabic	1

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish language ⓘ group of Arabic dialects ⓘ language variety ⓘ
associatedReligion	Judaism ⓘ
culturalRole	medium of Jewish communal records ⓘ medium of Jewish folk literature ⓘ medium of Jewish poetry ⓘ vehicle of Jewish-Arabic culture ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Judeo-Arabic dialects ⓘ Judeo-Arabic ⓘ surface form: Yahudic Arabic
hasDialect	Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Algerian Judeo-Arabic Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Egyptian Judeo-Arabic Moroccan Judeo-Arabic ⓘ Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Palestinian Judeo-Arabic Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Syrian Judeo-Arabic Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tunisian Judeo-Arabic Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yemenite Judeo-Arabic
hasLinguisticElement	Arabic vocabulary ⓘ Aramaic vocabulary ⓘ Hebrew vocabulary ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature	code-switching between Hebrew and Arabic ⓘ lexical items specific to Jewish religious life ⓘ loanwords from Aramaic ⓘ loanwords from Hebrew ⓘ phonological features distinct from neighboring Arabic dialects ⓘ
historicalUsage	early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ modern period ⓘ
ISOStatus	not standardized as a single ISO 639 code ⓘ
languageFamily	Afroasiatic languages ⓘ surface form: Afro-Asiatic languages Semitic languages ⓘ
notableAuthor	Maimonides ⓘ Saadia Gaon ⓘ
notableWorkLanguageOf	Guide for the Perplexed ⓘ Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Judeo-Arabic Bible translations Mishneh Torah introductions ⓘ
region	Algeria ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ surface form: Levant North Africa ⓘ surface form: Maghreb Middle East ⓘ Morocco ⓘ North Africa ⓘ State of Palestine ⓘ surface form: Palestine Syria ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ Yemen ⓘ
religiousFunction	language of Jewish religious commentary ⓘ language of biblical exegesis ⓘ language of ethical literature ⓘ language of halakhic literature ⓘ language of philosophical works ⓘ language of responsa ⓘ
scriptType	consonantal alphabet ⓘ
scriptVariant	Rashi script ⓘ cursive Hebrew script ⓘ square Hebrew script ⓘ
shiftedTo	English ⓘ French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ surface form: Israeli Hebrew Hebrew ⓘ surface form: Modern Hebrew
sociolinguisticStatus	endangered language ⓘ minority language ⓘ
subclassOf	Arabic ⓘ Central Semitic language ⓘ Semitic language ⓘ
typicalScriptDirection	right-to-left ⓘ
usedBy	Mizrahi Jews ⓘ surface form: Algerian Jews Mizrahi Jews ⓘ surface form: Egyptian Jews Mizrahi Jews ⓘ surface form: Iraqi Jews Jewish communities ⓘ Mizrahi Jews ⓘ Mizrahi Jews ⓘ surface form: Moroccan Jews Sephardi Jews ⓘ Mizrahi Jews ⓘ surface form: Syrian Jews Mizrahi Jews ⓘ surface form: Tunisian Jews Mizrahi Jews ⓘ surface form: Yemeni Jews Mizrahi Jews ⓘ surface form: Yemenite Jews
usedFor	commentaries on the Hebrew Bible ⓘ commentaries on the Talmud ⓘ community chronicles ⓘ letters and legal documents ⓘ philosophical treatises ⓘ translation of Jewish religious texts ⓘ
usesAlphabet	Arabic alphabet ⓘ Hebrew alphabet ⓘ
writingSystem	Arabic script ⓘ Hebrew script ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jews → usesLanguage → Judeo-Arabic ⓘ

Judeo-Arabic → notableWorkLanguageOf → Judeo-Arabic self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Judeo-Arabic Bible translations