1. Family: Afro-Asiatic
  2. Genus: Semitic

Arabic (Palestinian)

WALS coordinates: 32° N, 35° 15′ E

spoken in Palestinian West Bank and Gaza

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Arabic (Eastern)
Routledge:
    Other:
    • Palestinian-Jordanic Arabic,
    • Palestinian Arabic
    ISO 639-3:

    Features

    Feature Value References
    Phonology
    Fixed Stress Locations No fixed stress
    Weight-Sensitive Stress Right-oriented: One of the last three
    Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems Combined
    Rhythm Types Trochaic
    Verbal Categories
    The Morphological Imperative No second-person imperatives
    The Prohibitive Normal imperative + normal negative