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What languages ended up being combined to create modern day Arabic, aka the Arabic of the Qur'an?

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October 07, 2009 03:14 AM
Proto-Semitic which became Proto-Arabic which became Classical Arabic which became MSA (Modern Standard Arabic).

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capopunk13 capopunk13
 
October 08, 2009 01:43 AM
No. Proto-Arabic gave way to other languages. Classical Arabic and MSA is not one of them.

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strabismus strabismus
 
October 08, 2009 03:35 AM
You must have heard otherwise. The languages most closely related to Arabic (excluding dialects) are Hebrew, Aramaic/Syriac, and Maltese. The last of these is considered by most linguists to be a separate language from Arabic.

Coptic shares alot of its lexicon with modern Semitic languages.

At any rate, I'm not exactly sure how else you want your question answered.

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capopunk13 capopunk13
 
October 10, 2009 02:53 AM
Amharic and the various languages in Ethiopia come from Proto-Arabic. I'm looking for the combination of languages that gave way to it, and it's writing.

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strabismus strabismus
 
October 10, 2009 02:57 AM
You could have a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages
and look through the parts you need to find the info you are looking for.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

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