Judeo-Arabic

jrb

Judeo-Arabic is a language . It is written using the Hebrew script. Its BCP 47 language code is jrb.

Writing Systems Used for Judeo-Arabic

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Judeo-Arabic use?
Judeo-Arabic is written using the Hebrew script (ISO 15924 code: Hebr). Hebrew is a right-to-left script.
What direction is Judeo-Arabic written?
Judeo-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 Judeo-Arabic?
The BCP 47 language code for Judeo-Arabic is "jrb". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
jrb
ISO 639-3
jrb
Status
living
Scope
macrolanguage
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Hebrew

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