Amazon Quiz (October 31): UNESCO recently added calligraphy in which language to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list?
Urdu
Arabic
Sanskrit
French
Answer: Arabic
The Arabian Peninsula is where the Arabic language is from. Arabic flourished in Western Asia and North Africa as the Muslim World grew.
The fifth most spoken language in the world, Arabic is an official language in 26 nations, including Algeria, Egypt, Israel (together with Hebrew), Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Many languages, including the majority of those spoken in Europe as well as many Asian and African languages, have been influenced by Arabic. The words alcohol, algebra, algorithm, average, candy, caravan, cotton, giraffe, guitar, jar, lemon, lilac, magazine, sugar, and talisman are only a few examples of Arabic loanwords that are used in English.
Specific phases of falling in love are described by each word that means “love.” For instance, “hawa” refers to an initial attraction, “huyum” to the subsequent loss of reason, and “ishq” to an irrational yearning.
Hebrew and Arabic are both Semitic dialects. Hebrew is simpler for Hebrew speakers to learn than Arabic is, and vice versa.
For emphasis, the Arabic script substitutes quote marks for uppercase letters.
Due to certain of the sounds being unique to Arabic and not commonly heard in other widely spoken languages, some non-native speakers find it challenging to pronounce Arabic words. For instance, the ‘ح’ is a ‘h’ sound can only be made in Arabic.
Arabic words are written from right to left, while Arabic numbers are written from left to right, unlike many other commonly spoken languages.
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