Arabic (ar)

Complete reference for the ar locale — live Intl API output, CLDR plural rules, and framework config snippets.

Référence de locale

Métadonnées de la locale

Code BCP 47ar

Nom natifالعربية

Nom anglaisArabic

Languear

RégionAucune (locale de base)

ÉcritureArab

Sens du texteDe droite à gauche (RTL)

Catégories de pluriel CLDRzero, one, two, few, many, other

Locuteurs estimés~420,000,000

Intl API Live Output

DateTimeFormat

Short14‏/9‏/2026

Medium14‏/09‏/2026

Long14 سبتمبر 2026

Fullالاثنين، 14 سبتمبر 2026

NumberFormat

Decimal1,234,567.89

Currency (USD)‏9.99 US$

Percent75‎%‎

Compact1.2 مليون

RelativeTimeFormat

قبل 3 أيام

Output for: -3 days ago

ListFormat

apples وoranges وbananas

Conjunction list: apples, oranges, bananas

CLDR Plural Rules

Categories supported by ar: zero, one, two, few, many, other

zeroExample number: 0

→ zero

oneExample number: 1

→ one

twoExample number: 2

→ two

fewExample number: 3

→ few

manyExample number: 11

→ many

otherExample number: 100

→ other

Framework Config Snippets

next-intl

// next-intl configuration
// next.config.ts
import createNextIntlPlugin from 'next-intl/plugin';
const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin();
export default withNextIntl({});

// i18n/routing.ts
import { defineRouting } from 'next-intl/routing';
export const routing = defineRouting({
  locales: ['ar', 'en'],
  defaultLocale: 'en',
});

react-intl

// react-intl configuration
import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
import messages from './messages/ar.json';

function App() {
  return (
    <IntlProvider locale="ar" messages={messages}>
      {/* your app */}
    </IntlProvider>
  );
}

i18next

// i18next configuration
import i18n from 'i18next';
import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';

i18n
  .use(initReactI18next)
  .init({
    lng: 'ar',
    fallbackLng: 'en',
    resources: {
      'ar': {
        translation: require('./locales/ar/translation.json'),
      },
    },
  });

export default i18n;