Arabic
Let an agent handle Arabic by variety, script, grammar, learning and translation, respecting diglossia and regional varieties, and describing religious uses of Classical Arabic with attribution.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Variety Which Arabic.
Which
Standard or dialect.
Which
Variety.
- Is Modern Standard Arabic or a spoken variety meant? definition
- Which region? definition
Diglossia
Use in context.
Diglossia
Diglossia.
- Which variety is appropriate for this context, such as news or conversation? provenance
- How do they differ? definition
Script Writing.
Writing
Letters and vowels.
Writing
Writing system.
- How do Arabic letters change form by position? definition
- When are vowel marks used? definition
Software
Right-to-left.
Software
Software support.
- Is the text rendered correctly right to left with proper shaping? boundary
- Which Unicode and bidi rules apply? provenance
Learning Resources.
Courses
Resources.
Courses
Learning resources.
- Which resources suit learning this variety? action
- Which transliteration system do they use? provenance
Translation
Professional help.
Translation
Translation.
- Does this document need certified translation? provenance
- Is the translator familiar with the relevant variety? boundary
Culture Literature and religion.
Literature
Heritage.
Literature
Literature.
- Which literary traditions are central, according to scholars? provenance
- Are translations available? provenance
Religion
Classical Arabic.
Religion
Religious use.
- What role does Classical Arabic play in Islam, according to Muslim sources? provenance
- Is Arabic also used by other religious communities? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Arabic language in the United States, Arabic language in Israel, Arabic language in Sweden, Arabic language in Iran, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic dialects in Israel, Judeo-Syrian Arabic, Judeo-Algerian Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan, Judeo-Yemeni Arabic, Judeo-Tunisian Arabic, Judeo-Egyptian Arabic
What it is Filled
A Semitic language spoken by hundreds of millions across the Middle East and North Africa and in diaspora communities, with Modern Standard Arabic used in writing and formal settings alongside many spoken varieties such as Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf and Maghrebi Arabic; written right to left in the Arabic script.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle Arabic by variety, script, grammar, learning and translation, respecting diglossia and regional varieties, and describing religious uses of Classical Arabic with attribution.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Semitic language
- Diglossia between standard and spoken forms
- Right-to-left script
- Official in many countries and the UN
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Treat one dialect as universal or as the only correct Arabic.
- Display Arabic text with broken shaping or reversed direction.
- Present machine translations of legal, medical or religious texts as certified.
- Associate the language with a religion, nationality or politics in a stereotyping way.
Only with a human decision
- Certified translation into or out of Arabic.
- Translation of sacred or legal texts.
May
- Translate, teach and analyze Arabic, stating whether Modern Standard Arabic or a spoken variety is used.
- Render Arabic script correctly from right to left.
Moral aspects Filled
- Arabic speakers face stereotyping; respectful treatment of the language matters.
- Language access affects people's rights in courts, hospitals and asylum procedures.
Who is affected
- Speakers and learners of Arabic
- Readers of translations
- Asylum seekers and migrants
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; it belongs to its speakers, with language academies advising on usage.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q34049 - registry parent class
related
- Semitic language - category
- Arabic script - script
- Arab League states and UN - status
- Hebrew and Aramaic - related languages
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.arabic
- Wikidata: Q13955 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13955)
- ISO 639-1: ar language code
- ISO 639-3: ara (macrolanguage) language code
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Arabic script with connected letters
- Standard and dialect varieties
- Other languages such as Persian and Urdu use Arabic-derived scripts
- Arabic script, cursive and right to left, with optional vowel marks.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- distinguish Modern Standard Arabic and spoken varieties
- explain the script and right-to-left writing
- find learning resources
- handle Arabic text correctly in software
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Treating one dialect as universal
- Broken right-to-left rendering
- Machine translation errors with dialects
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Unicode Arabic script blocks
- Arabic language academies
Context of use required Filled
- Communication, literature, religion, media and diplomacy.
- Modern Standard Arabic
- Classical Arabic
- Egyptian and Levantine Arabic
- Gulf and Iraqi Arabic
- Maghrebi Arabic and Judeo-Arabic varieties
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q13955: Arabic - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Arabic - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should varieties be separate entries?
- How should transliteration standards be linked?
- How should religious uses be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q13955/spec.json