Egyptian Arabic

Q: What alphabet or script does Egyptian Arabic use?

Egyptian Arabic is written using the Arabic script (Arab).

Q: What direction is Egyptian Arabic written?

Egyptian Arabic is written Right-to-left, meaning text flows from right to left.

arz

Egyptian Arabic is a language . It is written using the Arabic script. Its BCP 47 language code is arz.

Writing Systems Used for Egyptian Arabic

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Egyptian Arabic use?

Egyptian Arabic is written using the Arabic script (ISO 15924 code: Arab). Arabic is a right-to-left script.

What direction is Egyptian Arabic written?

Egyptian Arabic is written Right-to-left. Text begins on the right side of the page and reads toward the left.

What is the language code for Egyptian Arabic?

The BCP 47 language code for Egyptian Arabic is "arz". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: arz
ISO 639-3: arz
Status: living
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Arabic

Other Arabic Languages

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.