▁call ▁their ▁language ▁ ʿ Am mi ya , ▁which ▁means ▁" dia lect " ▁in ▁Modern ▁Standard ▁Arab ic . ▁ ▁Modern ▁Standard ▁Arab ic ▁( ▁al - fu ṣ ḥ á ) ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁language ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁government , ▁legisl ation , ▁and ▁jud ici ary ▁of ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁M ash ri q ▁region . ▁M ash ri qi ▁Arab ic ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁almost ▁all ▁spoken ▁communication , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁ ▁advert ising ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Leb anon , ▁but ▁Modern ▁Standard ▁Arab ic ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁written ▁communication . ▁In ▁Leb anon , ▁where ▁M ash ri qi ▁Arab ic ▁was ▁taught ▁as ▁a ▁col lo qu ial ▁language ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁subject ▁under ▁French ▁colon ization , ▁some ▁formal ▁text books ▁exist . ▁ ▁The ▁vari eties ▁of ▁M ash ri qi ▁have ▁a ▁significant ▁degree ▁of ▁mut ual ▁intellig ibility , ▁especially ▁between ▁ge ograph ically ▁adjacent ▁ones ▁( such ▁as ▁Leb an ese ▁and ▁Sy rian ▁or ▁between ▁Ira qi ▁and ▁K uw ait i ). ▁On ▁the ▁contrary , ▁Dar ija ▁is ▁very ▁hard ▁to ▁understand ▁for ▁Arab ic - spe akers ▁from ▁the ▁M ash ri q , ▁as ▁it ▁der ives ▁from ▁different ▁substr ata . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁widely ▁spoken ▁in ▁countries ▁west ▁of ▁Iran ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁Ira q ▁and ▁K uw ait . ▁It ▁somewhat ▁diff ers ▁from ▁Pen ins ular ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Egypt