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.

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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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MSA alternativeName Fus’ha