Syrian Arabic
Syrian Arabic refers to any of the Arabic varieties spoken in Syria, or specifically to Levantine Arabic. == Aleppo, Idlib, and Coastal dialects == === Aleppo and surroundings === Characterized by the imperfect with a-: ašṛab ‘I drink’, ašūf ‘I see’, and by a pronounced ʾimāla of the type sēfaṛ/ysēfer, with subdialects: Muslim Aleppine Christian Aleppine Rural dialects similar to Muslim Aleppine Mountain dialects Rural dialects Bēbi (əlBāb) Mixed dialects === Idlib and surroundings === These dialects are transitional between the Aleppine and the Coastal and Central dialects.