Oriental College Magazine, Punjab University - Lahore

ORIENTAL COLLEGE MAGAZINE

Principal Oriental College, University of the Punjab, Lahore
ISSN (print): 1991-7007
ISSN (online): 2789-4657
Abstract

Interaction of local languages of Pakistan with Arabic language is centuries old. All local languages including regional got influenced by Arabic language and its script. Degree of influence may vary but all of them, less or more, benefited from Arabic and its script. This article is a study of five major regional languages of Pakistan namely Hindko, Kashmiri, Brahui, Seraiki and Balti. All these languages are written in Perso-Arabic script and have borrowed a lot from Arabic.

 

Author(s):

Muhammad Javed

Associate Professor of Arabic

University of the Punjab, Lahore

Pakistan

Details:

Type: Article
Volume: 87
Issue: 1
Language: Arabic
Id: 67445308b2869
Pages 63 - 78
Published March 31, 2012

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