Mashriqi Arabic

Arabic varieties of West Asia, Egypt and Sudan Mashriqi ArabicʿAmmiya, Eastern ArabicعاميةRegionMashriqEthnicityUsed as a first language by Arabs and as a second language by non-Arab minoritiesNative speakers300 million (2018–2022)Language familyAfro-Asiatic SemiticWestCentralArabicMashriqi ArabicDialects Baharna Dhofari Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Egyptian Gulf Hadhrami Hijazi Levantine Mesopotamian North Mesopotamian Najdi Omani San'ani Sa'idi Shihhi Sudanese Ta'izzi-Adeni Writing systemArabic alphabetLanguage codesISO 639-3Variously:abv – Baharna Arabicadf – Dhofari Arabicavl – Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabicarz – Egyptian Arabicafb – Gulf Arabicayh – Hadhrami Arabicacw – Hijazi Arabicapc – Levantine Arabicacm – Mesopotamian Arabicayp – North Mesopotamian Arabicars – Najdi Arabicacx – Omani Arabicayn – Sanʽani Arabicssh – Shihhi Arabicaec – Saʽidi Arabicapd – Sudanese Arabicacq – Ta'izzi-Adeni ArabicGlottologNone Mashriqi Arabic, Sharqi Arabic or Mashriqi ʿAmmiya, encompasses the varieties of Arabic spoken in the Mashriq, including the countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Om