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lingua franca in Arabic

لُغَة تَوَاصُل مُشْتَرَك luḡat tawāṣul muštarak

UK/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/

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British/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹaŋ.kə/

lingua franca in Arabic: لُغَة تَوَاصُل مُشْتَرَك (luḡat tawāṣul muštarak). In English, lingua franca means a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

Arabic words for lingua franca

common language
لُغَة تَوَاصُل مُشْتَرَك luḡat tawāṣul muštarak

English meaning of lingua franca

  1. noun A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

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Questions about lingua franca in Arabic

What is the meaning of lingua franca in Arabic?
Lingua franca in Arabic is لُغَة تَوَاصُل مُشْتَرَك (luḡat tawāṣul muštarak).
ما معنى كلمة lingua franca؟
Lingua franca: لُغَة تَوَاصُل مُشْتَرَك (luḡat tawāṣul muštarak).
What does lingua franca mean in English?
Lingua franca means a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lingua franca (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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