Aleppo Arabic

Arabic variety spoken in Aleppo, Syria
Aleppo Arabic
Aleppine Arabic
Arabic: اللهجة الحلبية
Native toSyria
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
  • Semitic
    • Central Semitic
      • Arabic
        • Levantine Arabic
          • Aleppo Arabic
Writing system
Arabic alphabet
Arabic chat alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3(covered by apc)
Glottologalep1241
  North Levantine
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Aleppo Arabic or Aleppine Arabic is the urban Arabic variety spoken in the city of Aleppo.

Phonology

Aleppo Arabic is characterised by the usage of /d͡ʒ/ instead of the typical urban /ʒ/ used in Damascus Arabic and in Lebanese Arabic.[1] It agrees with Lebanese Arabic with its usage of medial imāla which often turns /a:/ into /e:/. Also has /t͡ʃ/, which is not typical of urban Levantine dialects.[2]

References

  1. ^ Versteegh, Kees. Encyclopedia of Arabic language and linguistics. Brill. pp. v2.494. ISBN 9004144730.
  2. ^ Versteegh, Kees. Encyclopedia of Arabic language and linguistics. Brill. pp. v2.313. ISBN 9004144730.


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