at launch · Language · ar-IR · Semitic
Arabic (Khuzestani and Gulf Arabic)
عربي · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Khuzestan and the Gulf coast of Iran; written in Modern Standard Arabic.
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ar-IR · Arab · right to left · at launch
Language · ar-IR · Semitic · at launch
Arabic (Khuzestani and Gulf Arabic)
عربي · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Khuzestan and the Gulf coast of Iran; written in Modern Standard Arabic.
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ar-IRعربيArabic (Khuzestani and Gulf Arabic) · Arab
- Code
- ar-IR
- Family
- Semitic
- Where
- Khuzestan and the Gulf coast of Iran; written in Modern Standard Arabic
- Phase
- at launch
- Coverage
- not yet measured
Codes are BCP 47 language and script subtags.
Courses that teach it
14 in the catalogueDari and Tajik bridgesIDCDC-PER-07 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenIslamic Iran and the Persian renaissanceIDCDC-HIS-03 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenSafavid to Qajar IranIDCDC-HIS-04 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenCalligraphyIDCDC-ART-03 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenPersian paintingIDCDC-ART-04 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenCarpets and textilesIDCDC-ART-05 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenArchitecture and gardensIDCDC-ART-06 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenDress and textiles of Iran 101IDCDC-ART-08 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenEconomy, water and energyIDCDC-FUT-03 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenPolitical systems 101IDCDC-CIV-16 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenHumanitarian systemsIDCDC-RSK-03 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenArchival researchIDCDC-RES-02 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenCommunity data and privacyIDCDC-RES-04 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenResearch methods and data literacy 101IDCDC-RES-05 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
OpenCourses from the Academy catalogue; a course opens for enrolment one by one after review.
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Writing
1 scriptNames in the language's own writing; each sample keeps its direction.
Resources
2 resourcesGlottolog: Gilit Mesopotamian Arabicreference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
verifiedGlottolog: Gulf Arabicreference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
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Linguistics
family, dialects, sounds and standing- Family
- Afro-Asiatic, then Semitic, then West Semitic, then Central Semitic, then Arabian, then Arabic, then Eastern Arabic
- Codes
- ISO 639-3 acm, afb · Glottolog meso1252, gulf1241
- Dialects
- Gilit Mesopotamian Arabic: Anatolian Cluster, Euphrates Cluster, Kawliya, Tigris Cluster (4 listed in all)
- Dialects
- Gulf Arabic: Al-Hasaa, Al-Hasâ, Bahraini Gulf Arabic, Khamseh, Kuwaiti Hadari Arabic, North Qatari Arabic, South Qatari Arabic, Zubair-Faau Arabic (8 listed in all)
- Standing
- Gilit Mesopotamian Arabic: not endangered (3 (Wider communication)) secondary
- Standing
- Gulf Arabic: not endangered (3 (Wider communication)) secondary
Eastern Arabic
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Varieties
Arabic in Khuzestan belongs to Mesopotamian Arabic. Arabic on the Gulf coast belongs to Gulf Arabic. Both are written in Modern Standard Arabic.
to verify · Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank. Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
In law
The Constitution of Iran (Article 16) requires Arabic, the language of the Quran, to be taught after the elementary level in all classes of secondary school.Constitute Project. Constitutions of the world, English translations.
verifiedSpeakers
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- speakers
- Year
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- Source
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- Status
- unknown
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14 courses1
Dari and Tajik bridgesIDCDC-PER-07 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
2
Islamic Iran and the Persian renaissanceIDCDC-HIS-03 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
3
Safavid to Qajar IranIDCDC-HIS-04 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
4
CalligraphyIDCDC-ART-03 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
5
Persian paintingIDCDC-ART-04 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
6
Carpets and textilesIDCDC-ART-05 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
7
Architecture and gardensIDCDC-ART-06 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
8
Dress and textiles of Iran 101IDCDC-ART-08 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
9
Economy, water and energyIDCDC-FUT-03 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
10
Political systems 101IDCDC-CIV-16 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
11
Humanitarian systemsIDCDC-RSK-03 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
12
Archival researchIDCDC-RES-02 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
13
Community data and privacyIDCDC-RES-04 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
14
Research methods and data literacy 101IDCDC-RES-05 · Open for enrolment on study.iranians.global
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