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Old North Arabian is known from fragmentary inscriptions in [[Jordan]], [[Syria]] and [[Saudi Arabia]], dating to between roughly the 4th century BC and the 4th century AD. These dialects appear to be predecessors of [[Classical Arabic]]. |
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| South Central Semitic (Arabic) | |
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| Geographic distribution | Arabia, Arab world |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic |
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The South Central Semitic or Arabic language family consists of
- the living varieties of Arabic
- a number of closely related extinct dialects of pre-Islamic Arabia, summarized as Old North Arabian (ISO 639-3 xna(?)), including
- Safaitic
- Dedanitic (Dedanite)
- Lihyanitic (Lihyanite)
- Thamudic
- Hasaitic
Old North Arabian is known from fragmentary inscriptions in Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia, dating to between roughly the 4th century BC and the 4th century AD. These dialects appear to be predecessors of Classical Arabic.