allah yesalemak sabah el kheir pronunciation ahlan wa sahlan marhaba meaning
allah yesalemak
arabic notes #1 arabic v. muslim  there are 22 arabic countries. it should be noted that arabic and muslim countries are not the same thing, because arabs and muslims are not the same thing.  an arab is a person whose native language is arabic, while a muslim is a follower of islam.  for example, iran is a muslim country, but not an arabic country, because its official language is actually persian. however, as a fact, all arabic countries are muslim—just not all muslim countries are arabic. characteristics of arabic 1. phonic language 2. root-based 3. it is read and written from right to left 4. 28 letters 5. 3 long vowels (uu, ii, aa) 6. no upper/lower case distinction 