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A dictionary of Moroccan Arabic; Moroccan--English.


PJ6770

2004-040883

1-58901-103-1

A dictionary of Moroccan Arabic Moroccan Arabic, also known as Darija, is the dialect spoken in the Arabic-speaking areas of Morocco, as opposed to the official communications of government and other public bodies which use Modern Standard Arabic, as is the case in most Arabic-speaking countries, while a mixture ; Moroccan--English.

Title main entry. Ed. by Harvey Sobelman and Richard S. Harrell. (Georgetown classics in Arabic language Arabic language

Ancient Semitic language whose dialects are spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Though Arabic words and proper names are found in Aramaic inscriptions, abundant documentation of the language begins only with the rise of Islam, whose main texts
 and linguistics)

Georgetown U. Press, [c]2004

228 p.

$39.95 (pa)

Originally published in 1966, this publication has remained a standard reference work for scholars and students of Moroccan Arabic, and for students of other varieties of Arabic
See Arabic languages for the historical family of dialects.
The Arabic language is a Semitic language with many varieties that diverge widely from one another -— both from country to country and within a single country.
 spoken in north Africa. While it can stand alone as a reference text, it is designed to accompany an introductory textbook, Harrell's Basic Course in Moroccan Arabic (1965, reissued 2003), and his Short Reference Grammar of Moroccan Arabic (1962, reissued 2004), all produced by Harrell (1928-1964) while at Georgetown U. The reissued Dictionary presents the core vocabulary of everyday life in Morocco, and is based primarily on the standard dialect of educated Moroccans from Fez Fez: see Fès, Morocco. , Rabat Rabat (räbät`), city (1994 pop. 787,745), capital of Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Bou Regreg estuary, opposite Salé. , and Casablanca.
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