why lexicologiests (language scientists) say Arabic is the most powerful language in the world?
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well..as i am an Arabic speaker,,ithink because this language is very rooted ,very historical and it was spoken for more than centuries and centuries,and that it was kept from generation to another ,,,reason?because the Quran (like the bible in christianty)was written in Arabic,and the Quran was written from like a very very long time i can't remember really and people didn't dare to change any single word or transform it ,that's why it is still existing to this day ,however the Arabic language was not effected by any language like the others .Arabic language is very rich in words ,also in it's grammer that's why it's very hard to study it !\nAbout the poetry i'm not sure but i guess because poetry was the only way to transform their feelings and their thoughts  ,,,
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Best in which context?\nHowever, according to current statistics, the most spoken native languages rated as follows:\n\nRank Language       Primary Country   Population \n1 CHINESE MANDARIN   China         885,000,000 \n2 SPANISH            Spain         332,000,000 \n3 ENGLISH           United Kingdom 322,000,000 \n4 BANGLA            Bangladesh     189,000,000 \n5 HINDI             India          182,000,000 \n6 PORTUGUESE        Portugal       170,000,000 \n7 RUSSIAN           Russia         170,000,000 \n8 JAPANESE          Japan          125,000,000 \n9 GERMAN            Germany        98,000,000 \n10 CHINESE WU       China          77,175,000 \n\nOf them, obviously English is most widely used in all over the world and then spanish. Two other widely used languages are not listed, French and Arabic.\n\nThe most dminant language in the field of literature is also English having 26 Nobel Prize holders, following French 13, German 12 and Spanish 10. Other important Nobel prize holders are in Italian 6, Swedish 6, Russian 5. All listed languages have woned Nobel Prize except Hindi.\n\nIn all continents there are people whose 1st language is English unlike any other language. Now English is more than a language, it is a communication tool.\n\nLatin, Sanskrit and arabic are 3 very important languages called dead language, of them arabic is still mother language of millions over number of countries in 2 continents.
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You mean the language?  It's actually called ARABIC and there are several different dialects of ARABIC.  However the Egyptian being the most commonly spoken because their population is greater.  Hope that helps....
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The most logical language ever invented by linguists was a language called loglan.  ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loglan ).  But it is so different from other spoken languages of the world that it would take you longer to learn than Latin.  \n\nIf you are looking for one that you can actually learn in a reasonable amount of time and communicate with other people in, try Esperanto.  It's a language created by an amateur linguist from Poland in the last half of the 19th century.  It was intended to be a second language to the world, and allow international trade and diplomacy through a neutral second language.  I began learning it in 2000 and am fluent in it now.  It has a large following (best number we can come up with is about 2 million people speak it in the world today).  It has a large library of literature an music, both translated and original. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto ).  If you would like to know more about Esperanto, just email me, or ask again about Esperanto.\n\nIf you are looking for a natural language, try Mandarin Chinese.  It is very logical language.  All verb conjugation's are the same (unlike any European language).  It has almost no rule exceptions, but you probably won't pick it up quickly.  It's complexity comes from the fact that every word can have 5 different meanings depending on the tone it is spoken with.  ( http://www.chinesepod.com )
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Hmmm ... well in some ways it does especially in spelling, but dont worry Arabic Language is worse in different stuff hehe
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According to linguist Alice Faber (citing well known semitic linguists Robert Hetzron and John Huehnergard), Aramaic is part of the Northwest Semitic family, making its closest relatives Hebrew, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Moabite, Ammonite, and a few other Canaanite languages. Using the family metaphor, these languages are like first cousings of Aramaic. Arabic, on the other hand, would be more like a second cousin, meaning that Northwest Semitic languages and Arabic have an older common ancestor, namely Central Semitic (according to Faber). Therefore, Aramaic and Arabic are about as close as English and German.\nYou rightly point out that Aramaic is an older language with a history going back about 3,000 years, while Arabic dates back only about 1500 years. Before Arabic came around, Aramaic was the lingua franca of the Middle East, meaning it was the official language of business and communication (similar to the way English is used all over the world today). However, with the rise of Islam and the Arab conquest of the Middle East (7th & 8th centuries CE) Arabic replaced Aramaic as the lingua franca. Aramaic has survived until today only in small pockets of minorities, and is generally considered to be an endangered language. \nArabic is such a 'developed' language because it has been spoken continously by millions of people in many parts of the world since the Arab conquest. As Arabic came in contact with many different peoples and languages, it borrowed words and phrases from these languages, which contributed to the richness of its vocabulary. Just as Latin of the conquering Romans was changed in different parts of Europe, to the point that it became a group of different languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, etc.), so today there are many different Arabic dialects (Egyptian, Iraqi, Saudi, etc.) each with its own unique vocabulary, phonology, and syntax. \nAs for some Arabic speakers being able to understand Aramaic, I would imagine that this is because the minority Aramaic speakers would have borrowed many words from their Arabic speaking rulers over the centuries, perhaps making it possible for Arabic speakers to partly understand Aramaic.
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Its a very sweet language.I like classic persian litrature.Its pure wisdom.Sheikh Saadi is my favourite.Its easy to learn.I cant speak persian.I have studied it as an optional subject at school and college.
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Sanskrit if u consider the general case, but Tamil is the oldest linguistic language which is still being used today.
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Not just known globally, but is used as a primary language in:\n\nBusiness\nAir travel (all International communications must be in English)\nUnited Nations.\n\nThis language dominance has two roots.  First, the United States is such a dominant player in the world, politically and economically that knowing English is just so darned important.  Second, the legacy of the British Empire means that much of Asia and Africa use English as at least one of their national languages. Third, I can't deal with any language that capitalizes all nouns.
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Tough question. And hard to explain. Indeed, something that has been discussed for over two thousand years.\nGoing to the basics of contemporary linguistics, Ferdinand de Saussure made a distinction between language and speaking (even though they depend on each other)or langue et parole in french . He considered language the conventional system used for communication and speaking as the personal uses, changes and meanings for an individual. When this personal changes or intermissions from other languages get to the conventional system, language is modified; so, we make use of the system and we modify it from the inside.\nThis is a theory brought up in the beginning of 20th century and has been largely discussed and changed over the years; still, it sets some general characteristics of language.\nIn any case, as language is something we can not grab on the entirely as it is constantly modifying, we could even believe that has a life of its own, which sounds to "mystical" for me: I'd rather believe it flows as we flow.
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I do not know what language is spoken there, and what their word for G-d is.  Arab Christians call G-d Allah.  The word Allah is Arabic.
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The correct answer is a) High Level Languages.
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All languages have equal poetic properties.  There is no language that is any better than any other for poetry.  I have heard beautiful poetry in English, French, Shoshoni, Hungarian, Anglo-Saxon, and dozens of other languages.  It's all in finding the perfect meter and sound pattern for the language.  All languages are equally expressive
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Mother tongue: English\n\nThen:\n\nGerman,\nDutch,\nAfrikaans,\nSpanish,\nItalian,\nHebrew.\n\n\nAnd I want to learn Arabic and Mandarin - if anyone has any advice on how best to learn them.\n\nEnglish by far is my favourite language ;-)  It has shades of meaning and a flexibility I've not found in any other language.\n\nThe language I found most culturally enriching was Italian - Mamma Mia!  It's an amazingly beautiful language.
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Lots of proud Persians I see.\n\nsilly question??? what do you mean what we think of it?\n\nits tough, few similar words to arabic and the writing might look similar to a foreigner... what is there to think about it....
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Language has the power to inflame, incense, persuade, comfort, inspire -- it can affect my emotions, explain ideas and concepts, inform, and move people. I can't explain your point of view; only you can do that.
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Because early Muslim thought included the belief in the superiority of the Arab race. This is why it was stressed that the Arabs were descendants of Ishmael. As Islam spread to non Arab lands or people became Arabized(the Egyptians/North Africans/Syrians etc. originally spoke other languages, not Arabic) the theory of Arab superiority became a theological liability- especially since a majority of Muslims were no longer Arab.\n\nThe language thing is the only thing left in the original Arab master race theory of Islam, other than isolated hadiths.