Shami
Spoken across Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan. Known for soft consonants and a shared cultural vocabulary.
- Approximate centre
- 34.00°, 36.50°
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Levantine Arabic vs Najdi Arabic
Compare two dialects of Arabic side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
The Arabic of central Saudi Arabia around Riyadh. Closely related to Gulf Arabic but with distinct vowel and consonant features rooted in the bedouin Najd plateau.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 24.71°, 46.68°
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DialectLevantine ArabicSpoken across Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan. Known for soft consonants and a shared cultural vocabulary.DialectNajdi ArabicThe Arabic of central Saudi Arabia around Riyadh. Closely related to Gulf Arabic but with distinct vowel and consonant features rooted in the bedouin Najd plateau.CompareAlgerian Arabic vs Levantine ArabicAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Arabic and the dialects within it.