Hebrew is the primary official language. Arabic has a 'special status' but is no longer listed as 'official' in the Basic Law (since 2018).

Modern Standard Arabic is the official language, while Egyptian Arabic is the spoken dialect.

Sibawayh (8th century) wrote the first comprehensive book on Arabic grammar, which remains the authority on the subject.

Classic examples include Arabic (Modern Standard vs. Dialect) or Swiss German (High German vs. Swiss German).

In Abjads like Arabic and Hebrew, long vowels may be written, but short vowels are typically omitted or indicated by diacritics.

A classic example is Arabic, where Modern Standard Arabic is used for writing/news (High), and local dialects are used for speaking (Low).

Maltese evolved from Siculo-Arabic but adopted the Latin alphabet due to European Catholic influence.

Shahmukhi is a Perso-Arabic script used to write Punjabi in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

The Quran is written in Classical Arabic, and prayers (Salah) are recited in Arabic by Muslims worldwide.

While historically written in Jawi (Arabic script), modern Malay and Indonesian officially use the Latin alphabet.