Fus’ha
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Fus’ha is the standardized, formal variety of Arabic used in writing, education, media, and official communication across the Arab world.
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formal language variety
ⓘ
register of language ⓘ standardized variety of Arabic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MSA
ⓘ
Modern Standard Arabic ⓘ Modern Standard Arabic ⓘ
surface form:
al-ʿArabiyya al-Fuṣḥā
|
| basedOn | Classical Arabic ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Classical Arabic in some grammatical usage
ⓘ
Classical Arabic in style ⓘ Classical Arabic in vocabulary ⓘ colloquial Arabic dialects ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
case endings in formal grammar
ⓘ
dual number ⓘ rich verb conjugation system ⓘ root-and-pattern morphology ⓘ |
| ISOStandardRelation | corresponds largely to ISO 639-3 code arb (Standard Arabic) ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Semitic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Asiatic languages
|
| officialStatus | official written standard of Arabic ⓘ |
| phonologyRelation | allows some regional variation in pronunciation ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
education
ⓘ
formal writing ⓘ literature ⓘ news media ⓘ official communication ⓘ pan-Arab communication ⓘ religious discourse ⓘ |
| registerContrast | contrasts with colloquial Arabic (ʿāmmiyya, dārija, etc.) ⓘ |
| roleInDiglossia | high variety in Arabic diglossia ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| standardFor |
formal spoken Arabic in pan-Arab media
ⓘ
written Arabic in the Arab world ⓘ |
| subBranch |
Arabic language continuum
ⓘ
Central Semitic languages ⓘ |
| taughtAs |
first language in many Arab countries
ⓘ
second language in some non-Arab countries ⓘ |
| taughtIn | schools across the Arab world ⓘ |
| usedBy | Arab League ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Algeria
ⓘ
Bahrain ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Libya ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Oman ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Qatar ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Sudan ⓘ Syria ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
academic writing
ⓘ
international Arabic broadcasting ⓘ legal documents ⓘ official government statements ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | Arab world ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.