Arabic language is one of the worlds most widely used languages. It is the officer language of many Arab nations in the【M1】______ Middle East and northern Africa. There are two types of Arabic, spoken and written. Spoken Arabic comprises of dialects in【M2】______ different areas of the Arabic-speaking world. These dialects can be rough divided into Gulf, Iraqi, Levantine, Maghrebi, North【M3】______ Egyptian, Saudi, South Egyptian and Sudanese, and Tunisian. These dialect areas can be subdivided farther. Written Arabic【M4】______ serves as the standard written language of all Arab nations. It is the descendant of the language of the Quran, the scared book of the【M5】______ Islamic religion. Arabs use a spoken form. of written Arabic for radio and TV news broadcasts, and in plays and motion pictures. This form. also serves as a common spoken language for Arabs who speaks different dialects. Arabic belongs to the Semitic【M6】______ language groups, and is thus related to Hebrew and Ethiopia The Arabic alphabet has 28 symbols. The alphabet is written from right to left or from the top of the page to the bottom. The alphabet appears in the ALPHABET article. No one knows when Arabic originally developed, and people【M7】______ of the Arabian Peninsula were the first use it. During the A.D.【M8】______ 600s, Islam spread throughout southwestern Asia and northern Africa, and the Arabic language was introduced in these areas. Since the mid-1900s, many Arab countries have played【M9】______ increasingly important role in world affairs. In a result, Arabic has【M10】______ become a major language in international business and politics. 【M1】