Lexical similarities and differences between Iraqi and UAE Arabic dialects

Abstract EN

This paper is an attempt to prove through comparison that Iraqi Arabic (of Basrah in particular) and UAE Arabic have a lot in common at the lexical level, besides the differences, despite being spoken in two Arab countries that are separated by physical barriers and long distance, i.e.

they are located at the outer edges of the geographical area (East and North East of Arab Peninsula).

The fact that these dialects are Eastern Arabic dialects explains why they have a lot in common and why they behave in the same way concerning, for example, their relation to Standard Arabic and borrowing from the same foreign languages.