Arabic content creator

Arabic Content Creator v2

اكتب عربي زي أهل البلد — مش ترجمة آلية.

Arabic is not one language. It's 22 countries, 10+ dialects, 400+ million speakers, and a massive gap in AI content tools. This skill turns any AI model into a native-level Arabic content creator by teaching it what no training data captures: which dialect for which audience, which platform for which country, which cultural lines never to cross, and how Arabs actually write online.

Core Philosophy

DIALECT FIRST.     MSA is for news anchors. Real content speaks the audience's dialect.
CULTURE OVER TRANSLATION.  Don't translate American marketing. Adapt Arab values.
PLATFORM × COUNTRY.  Saudi Snapchat ≠ Egyptian TikTok ≠ Lebanese Instagram.
NATURAL > CORRECT.   A "wrong" sentence that sounds human beats a "correct" one that sounds robotic.
RESPECT ALWAYS.     Religion, family, and honor are non-negotiable. When in doubt, don't.

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When to Activate

• Writing any content in Arabic (any dialect, any platform)
• Translating/localizing content for any Arab country
• Creating Arabic SEO, email, ads, social media, or UI/UX
• User says: عربي, بالعربي, ترجم, محتوى, خليجي, مصري, شامي
• Marketing to MENA audience

When NOT to Use

• Quran/Hadith quotation (requires Islamic scholarship)
• Legal contracts (requires certified legal translator)
• Medical prescriptions/diagnosis (requires medical Arabic)
• Classical Arabic poetry (specialized literary skill)

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1. The Complete Arabic Dialect Map

Major Dialect Groups

Dialect	Countries	Speakers	Mutual Intelligibility
Gulf (خليجي)	KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman	~60M	High within Gulf. Medium with Egypt.
Najdi (نجدي)	Central Saudi (Riyadh)	~15M	Subtype of Gulf. Distinct vocabulary.
Hejazi (حجازي)	Western Saudi (Jeddah, Mecca, Medina)	~10M	More Egyptian influence.
Egyptian (مصري)	Egypt	~110M	Understood EVERYWHERE (TV/film influence)
Levantine (شامي)	Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine	~50M	Soft, melodic. French influence in Lebanon.
Iraqi (عراقي)	Iraq	~42M	Distinct. Persian/Turkish loanwords.
Yemeni (يمني)	Yemen	~30M	Archaic features, unique vocabulary.
Sudanese (سوداني)	Sudan	~44M	Distinct. Some Nubian influence.
Moroccan (دارجة)	Morocco	~37M	Heavy French/Berber. Least understood elsewhere.
Algerian (دزيرية)	Algeria	~44M	French-heavy. Close to Moroccan.
Tunisian (تونسي)	Tunisia	~12M	French-Italian influence.
Libyan (ليبي)	Libya	~7M	Between Maghrebi and Egyptian.
MSA (فصحى)	All Arab countries	Written standard	Formal. Nobody speaks it naturally.

Sub-Dialects That Matter for Marketing

Saudi Arabia (biggest ad market in MENA):

Sub-dialect	Region	How it sounds	Use for
Najdi	Riyadh, Qassim	"ايش" for what, "وش" for what	National brands, tech
Hejazi	Jeddah, Mecca	Softer, "إيه" for yes	Lifestyle, tourism, food
Southern	Abha, Jizan	Distinct accent, unique words	Local campaigns only
Eastern	Dammam, Khobar	Close to Bahraini/Kuwaiti	Oil sector, B2B

UAE:

Register	When	Example
Emirati dialect	Local audience	"شحالك" (how are you)
Gulf-neutral	Business	"كيف الحال"
English-heavy	Dubai expat content	"Check out our latest deal يا جماعة"

Dialect Grammar Quick Reference

Gulf distinguishing features:

• Future tense: "ب" prefix → "بروح" (I will go)
• Question "what": "وش" or "ايش" (vs MSA "ماذا")
• Negation: "ما" before verb → "ما أبي" (I don't want)
• Feminine "you": "انتي" (standard), "إنتِ"
• Possessive: "حقي" / "حقك" (my/your) — Gulf-specific
• Common filler: "يعني" (like, I mean)

Egyptian distinguishing features:

• Future: "ه" prefix → "هروح" (I will go)
• Question "what": "إيه"
• Negation: "مش" → "مش عايز" (I don't want)
• "ج" pronounced as hard "G" → "جمال" = "Gamal"
• Common fillers: "يعني", "بقى", "طب"
• Emphasis: "خالص" (at all), "أوي" (very)

Levantine distinguishing features:

• Future: "رح" → "رح أروح" (I will go)
• Question "what": "شو"
• Negation: "ما" or "مو" → "مو هيك" (not like this)
• Lebanese French words: "بونجور", "ميرسي", "Ca va"
• "ق" often dropped → "قلت" becomes "إلت"
• Softer, more melodic intonation

Iraqi distinguishing features:

• "چ" for "ك" in some words → "چلب" (dog)
• "گ" sound exists (doesn't in other dialects)
• Question "what": "شنو" or "شكو ماكو" (what's up — uniquely Iraqi)
• Persian loanwords: "جاي" (tea from چای)
• Turkish loanwords: "طابق" (floor), "باجة" (dish)

Moroccan/Maghrebi distinguishing features:

• Heavy French integration: "نورمال", "ترانكيل", "بزاف" (beaucoup → a lot)
• Shortened words: "كيداير" (how are you, from كيف الدير)
• Very different from Gulf — NOT mutually intelligible
• Numbers often in French: "واحد، زوج، تلاتة" (standard) but "سينكون" (50 from cinquante)
• "ش" negation suffix: "ماعرفتش" (I didn't know)

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2. Country × Platform Matrix

Which platforms dominate where:

Country	#1 Platform	#2	#3	Notes
🇸🇦 Saudi	X (Twitter)	Snapchat	Instagram	X = king. 79% internet users on X. Snapchat huge for youth.
🇦🇪 UAE	Instagram	LinkedIn	TikTok	Most professional market. LinkedIn big for B2B.
🇪🇬 Egypt	Facebook	TikTok	Instagram	Facebook still #1 (unlike most of world). TikTok exploding.
🇯🇴 Jordan	Facebook	Instagram	TikTok	Facebook dominant. Instagram for youth.
🇱🇧 Lebanon	Instagram	WhatsApp	TikTok	Instagram-first culture. WhatsApp for business.
🇮🇶 Iraq	Facebook	TikTok	Telegram	Facebook massive. Telegram for news/politics.
🇰🇼 Kuwait	Instagram	Snapchat	X	High engagement. Snap for behind-scenes.
🇶🇦 Qatar	Instagram	X	Snapchat	Luxury-focused. High spending audience.
🇧🇭 Bahrain	Instagram	X	Snapchat	Small but high-spending market.
🇴🇲 Oman	Instagram	X	Snapchat	Conservative. Respect in tone.
🇲🇦 Morocco	Facebook	Instagram	TikTok	Darija content. French-Arabic mix.
🇩🇿 Algeria	Facebook	TikTok	YouTube	Darija/French heavy. Facebook dominant.
🇹🇳 Tunisia	Facebook	Instagram	TikTok	Similar to Algeria. French influence.
🇱🇾 Libya	Facebook	TikTok	Telegram	Facebook dominant. Telegram for groups.
🇸🇩 Sudan	Facebook	WhatsApp	TikTok	WhatsApp critical for business.
🇾🇪 Yemen	WhatsApp	Facebook	TikTok	WhatsApp = primary channel.

Saudi Arabia Deep Dive (Largest MENA Ad Market)

Saudi is the #1 market. Special rules:

X/Twitter (79% penetration — highest in the world):

• Saudis use X like Americans use Instagram — it's THE platform
• Gulf dialect, not MSA
• حسابات موثقة (verified accounts) carry massive weight
• Trend hijacking works — #ترند_السعودية
• Best posting times: 9-11 PM (after Isha prayer), Thursday evening, Friday morning
• During Ramadan: engagement spikes between Iftar (sunset) and Suhoor (pre-dawn)

Snapchat (Saudi is #1 Snapchat market globally per capita):

• Behind-the-scenes, raw, unpolished
• Snap Maps for local businesses
• Geofilters for events/stores
• Stories > individual snaps
• Youth-dominated (18-34)

Egypt Deep Dive (Largest Arab Population)

Facebook (still king — 42M+ users):

• Groups > Pages for engagement
• Facebook Marketplace massive for e-commerce
• Video content outperforms everything else
• Egyptian dialect ONLY (MSA = zero engagement)
• Humor is EVERYTHING — Egyptians share funny content

TikTok (exploding):

• Egyptian TikTok = comedy + music + social commentary
• Fastest-growing platform in Egypt
• Dialect: pure Egyptian, no MSA
• Duets and reactions drive virality

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3. Content by Type

Social Media Posts

Hook Formulas by Dialect:

Dialect	Hook	Translation
Gulf	"أكبر غلطة يسوونها الناس في [topic]:"	"The biggest mistake people make in [topic]:"
Gulf	"ليش [thing]? خلني أقولك:"	"Why [thing]? Let me tell you:"
Egyptian	"الحاجة اللي محدش بيقولهالك عن [topic]:"	"The thing nobody tells you about [topic]:"
Egyptian	"جربت [thing] لمدة [time]. النتيجة صدمتني:"	"I tried [thing] for [time]. The result shocked me:"
Levantine	"شو رأيكم بهالشي:"	"What do you think about this:"
Levantine	"حكيلكم قصة [topic]:"	"Let me tell you a story about [topic]:"
Iraqi	"شگد مهم [topic] — خلوني أشرحلكم:"	"How important [topic] is — let me explain:"
Moroccan	"واش عرفتو [thing]? ديرو هاد الحاجة:"	"Did you know [thing]? Do this:"

CTA Formulas by Dialect:

Dialect	CTA
Gulf	"سو save لهالبوست 📌" / "شاركه مع شخص يحتاجه"
Egyptian	"سيڤ البوست ده 📌" / "ابعته لحد محتاجه"
Levantine	"احفظ هالبوست 📌" / "شاركه مع حدا بيحتاجه"
Iraqi	"احفظ هالبوست 📌" / "شاركه ويه شخص يحتاجه"
Moroccan	"حفظ هاد البوست 📌" / "سيفطيه لشي واحد محتاجه"

Blog & SEO

Arabic SEO — The Untapped Goldmine:

Metric	English	Arabic
Keyword competition	Very high	Low to medium
Quality content available	Saturated	Massive gaps
Featured snippet opportunity	Competitive	Wide open
Voice search growth	Mature	Explosive growth
Cost per click (ads)	$1-5+	$0.10-0.50

Arabic Keyword Research Protocol:

For any topic, generate ALL of these:

1. MSA formal: "التسويق الرقمي"
2. MSA informal: "تسويق رقمي"
3. Dialect (Gulf): "تسويق ديجيتال"
4. Franglais (Maghreb): "ماركوتينغ ديجيتال"
5. English-Arabic mix: "digital marketing بالعربي"
6. Question (MSA): "ما هو التسويق الرقمي"
7. Question (dialect): "ايش التسويق الرقمي" / "يعني ايه تسويق رقمي"
8. Long-tail: "أفضل استراتيجيات التسويق الرقمي للمبتدئين"
9. Arabizi: "el taswe2 el ra2ami" (for youth searches)
10. Voice search: "كيف أسوي تسويق رقمي لمشروعي الصغير"

Blog Template (Arabic SEO):

# [عنوان رئيسي — 50-60 حرف، يحتوي الكلمة المفتاحية]

**وصف ميتا:** [120-155 حرف، كلمة مفتاحية + فائدة + CTA]

## مقدمة (100-150 كلمة)
- ابدأ بالمشكلة (بلهجة القارئ إذا ممكن)
- ماذا سيتعلم
- الكلمة المفتاحية في أول 100 كلمة

## [H2 بالكلمة المفتاحية الثانوية]
- نقاط مختصرة
- أمثلة من السوق العربي (ليس أمثلة أمريكية مترجمة!)
- أرقام محلية

## [H2]
[محتوى]

## [H2 — خطوات عملية]
1. خطوة أولى
2. خطوة ثانية
3. ...

## الخلاصة
- ٣ نقاط رئيسية
- CTA واضح

## الأسئلة الشائعة (FAQ Schema — لـ Google)
**س: [سؤال بالكلمة المفتاحية — بصيغة ما يبحثه الناس فعلاً]**
ج: [2-3 جمل مباشرة]

Email Marketing (Arabic)

Subject Lines by Market:

Market	Style	Example
Gulf B2B	Respectful + value	"٥ حلول تقنية توفر عليكم ٣٠٪ من التكاليف"
Gulf B2C	Offer-driven	"حصرياً — خصم ٤٠٪ لمدة ٤٨ ساعة ⏰"
Egyptian	Emotional/funny	"مش هتصدق اللي حصل لما جربنا الأداة دي 😱"
Levantine	Personal	"هيدا الإيميل إلك خصيصاً 💌"
Moroccan	French-Arabic mix	"Découvrez — اكتشف العرض ديالنا الجديد"

Greeting by Market:

Market	Formal	Casual
Gulf	السلام عليكم ورحمة الله	هلا والله
Egyptian	السلام عليكم	أهلاً
Levantine	مرحبا	هلا / كيفك
Iraqi	السلام عليكم	هلا بيك
Moroccan	السلام عليكم	أهلا / Salut

Ad Copy

Google Ads (Arabic) — Per Market:

Saudi example:

العنوان: نظام AI لإدارة مشروعك — جاهز خلال ٣٠ دقيقة
الوصف: ١٠ وكلاء ذكاء اصطناعي على تيليجرام. أتمتة كاملة. جربه مجاناً — ضمان استرداد ٣٠ يوم.

Egyptian example:

العنوان: عايز تكبّر بزنسك؟ AI يشتغلك ٢٤ ساعة
الوصف: ١٠ أدوات ذكاء اصطناعي تشتغل وأنت نايم. ابدأ النهاردة — مجاناً لمدة ١٤ يوم.

UI/UX Copy (Arabic)

English	❌ Bad (literal)	✅ Gulf	✅ Egyptian	✅ MSA (default)
Sign up	سجّل	سجّل حسابك	سجّل عندنا	أنشئ حساب
Log in	دخول	ادخل	سجّل دخولك	تسجيل الدخول
Get started	ابدأ	يلا نبدأ	يلا ابدأ	ابدأ الآن
Buy now	اشتر الآن	اطلبه الحين	اشتريه دلوقتي	اطلب الآن
Loading	جاري التحميل	لحظة...	ثانية واحدة...	جارٍ التحميل...
Error	خطأ	عذراً، صار خطأ	في مشكلة حصلت	حدث خطأ
Success	نجاح	تم بنجاح 🎉	تمام!	تمت العملية بنجاح
No results	لا نتائج	ما لقينا شيء	مفيش نتايج	لا توجد نتائج
Are you sure?	هل أنت متأكد؟	متأكد؟	متأكد؟	هل أنت متأكد؟
Share	شارك	شاركه	شيره	مشاركة

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4. Cultural Intelligence Matrix

Religious Sensitivity

Topic	Rule	Why
Ramadan	Content tone shifts to spiritual. Sales OK but respectful.	Holiest month. Aggressive selling = backlash.
Friday	Reduce posting during Jumu'ah prayer (12-2 PM local).	Disrespectful to compete with prayer time.
Alcohol	Never mention in Gulf content. OK in Lebanon/Tunisia.	Haram + illegal in most Gulf states.
Pork	Never mention anywhere.	Universally avoided. Even secular Arabs avoid it in content.
Gender mixing	Conservative in Saudi/Gulf imagery. Liberal in Lebanon.	Saudi: separate gender imagery. Lebanon: mixed OK.
Music	Debate in conservative circles. Use nasheed or neutral audio.	Some audiences object to music in content.
Dogs	Avoid as positive image in Gulf. OK in Maghreb.	Culturally sensitive in Gulf/Mashreq.
Hand gestures	👍 OK in most places. Pointing with finger = rude.	Culture-specific gestures can offend.

Ramadan Content Strategy

Pre-Ramadan (2 weeks before):
- Preparation content
- "Get ready for Ramadan" lists
- Product positioning for the month

Ramadan (30 days):
- Spiritual/inspirational tone
- Post between Iftar and Suhoor (peak engagement)
- Reduce hard-selling, increase value content
- Community-focused campaigns
- Charity/CSR content performs exceptionally well

Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan):
- Celebration content
- Gift-giving campaigns
- "Eid Mubarak" messages to audience
- SALE season (like Black Friday in MENA)

National Days & Events Calendar

Event	Country	Date	Content Opportunity
Saudi National Day	KSA	Sep 23	🇸🇦 Biggest content day. Green everywhere.
UAE National Day	UAE	Dec 2	🇦🇪 Patriotic content.
Egypt Revolution Day	Egypt	Jul 23	🇪🇬 Patriotic + nostalgia
Kuwait National Day	Kuwait	Feb 25	🇰🇼 Liberation Day Feb 26 also
Morocco Throne Day	Morocco	Jul 30	🇲🇦 Royal celebration
Eid al-Fitr	All	Variable	🎉 Post-Ramadan celebration
Eid al-Adha	All	Variable	🐑 Sacrifice & family
White Friday	MENA	Nov	🛍️ MENA's Black Friday

Humor & Tone by Country

Country	Humor Style	Tone	Example
🇸🇦 Saudi	Dry wit, sarcasm	Confident	"ما يحتاج أقولك — أنت تعرف 😏"
🇪🇬 Egypt	Comedy gold, wordplay, absurdist	Warm, loud	"إيه ده يا جدعان 😂😂"
🇱🇧 Lebanon	Sophisticated, French-influenced	Glamorous	"C'est la vie — هيك الدنيا"
🇯🇴 Jordan	Understated, deadpan	Chill	"يا زلمة... عادي"
🇮🇶 Iraq	Direct, dark humor	Resilient	"شكو ماكو — الحياة مستمرة"
🇲🇦 Morocco	Physical comedy, mimicry	Animated	"واش نتا كتهضر بصح؟ 🤣"

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5. Arabizi (عربيزي) — The Youth Code

Many young Arabs type in Latin characters with numbers replacing Arabic sounds:

Number	Arabic Sound	Example
2	ء (hamza)	so2al = سؤال
3	ع (ain)	3arabi = عربي
5	خ (kha)	5alas = خلاص
6	ط (ta emphatic)	6abee3i = طبيعي
7	ح (ha)	7abibi = حبيبي
8	ق (qaf)	8alb = قلب
9	ص (sad)	9a7 = صح

When to use Arabizi:

• TikTok comments
• Informal social media (never in formal content)
• Youth-targeted campaigns (18-25)
• When you want to seem casual/cool

When NOT to use:

• SEO content (Google doesn't index Arabizi well)
• Professional/B2B
• Email marketing
• Ad copy
• Audience over 35

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6. Technical RTL Guidelines

CSS/HTML

/* Root direction */
html[lang="ar"] { direction: rtl; }

/* Font stack for Arabic */
font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans Arabic', 'Noto Sans Arabic', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, sans-serif;

/* Logical properties (modern CSS — preferred) */
margin-inline-start: 16px;  /* not margin-left */
padding-inline-end: 16px;   /* not padding-right */
border-inline-start: 2px solid; /* not border-left */

/* Flexbox automatically reverses in RTL */
display: flex; /* row direction flips */

/* Icons that need flipping */
.icon-arrow, .icon-back, .icon-forward, .icon-progress {
  transform: scaleX(-1);
}

/* Icons that should NOT flip */
.icon-phone, .icon-clock, .icon-check, .icon-heart {
  /* Don't flip — universally directional */
}

Numbers in Arabic Context

/* Numbers are ALWAYS LTR, even inside RTL text */
<span dir="ltr">+966 50 123 4567</span>
<span dir="ltr">$49.99</span>
<span dir="ltr">2026-03-31</span>

/* But Arabic numeral names are RTL */
خمسة وعشرون (twenty-five)

Mixed Language Text

<!-- For mixed Arabic-English paragraphs -->
<p dir="auto">هذا النص يحتوي على English words وكلمات عربية</p>

<!-- For explicit control -->
<bdi>Product Name</bdi> — <span dir="rtl">وصف المنتج بالعربي</span>

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7. Hashtag Strategy by Platform & Country

Saudi X (Twitter)

Trending: #السعودية #رؤية_السعودية_2030 #الرياض #جدة
Business: #ريادة_أعمال #تقنية #ذكاء_اصطناعي #تسويق_رقمي
Lifestyle: #سفر #طبخ #رياضة #صحة
Use 3-5 hashtags max on X

Egyptian Facebook/Instagram

Trending: #مصر #القاهرة #الاسكندرية
Business: #بيزنس #تسويق #ريادة_أعمال #مشروعات_صغيرة
Lifestyle: #أكل #سفر #موضة
Use 15-20 hashtags on Instagram, 3-5 on Facebook

UAE Instagram

Trending: #دبي #أبوظبي #الإمارات
Business: #أعمال #تجارة_إلكترونية #ستارت_اب
Luxury: #فخامة #لايف_ستايل #سيارات
Use 20-25 hashtags, mix Arabic + English

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8. Common Mistakes Matrix

Mistake	Severity	Why	Fix
Using تشكيل (diacritics) on social media	Medium	Looks academic, not human	Remove all diacritics
MSA on TikTok/Snapchat	High	Sounds like a news anchor	Use local dialect
Egyptian dialect for Saudi audience	High	Cultural disconnect	Match dialect to audience country
Saudi dialect for Egyptian audience	High	Won't understand Gulf words	Use Egyptian or MSA
Moroccan dialect for Gulf audience	Critical	Almost unintelligible	Use MSA or Egyptian
Translating English idioms literally	Medium	Some work, many don't	Find Arabic cultural equivalent
English-only hashtags	Medium	Arabs search in Arabic	Mix Arabic + English hashtags
Ignoring gender in copy	Medium	Arabic is gendered language	Use masculine default or address both
ي vs ى confusion	Low (but marks non-native)	Spelling convention	ى at end of word, ي in middle
ة vs ه confusion	Medium	Changes meaning	تاء مربوطة ة for feminine nouns
Posting during Friday prayer	High	Culturally disrespectful	Avoid 12-2 PM Friday
Alcohol references in Gulf content	Critical	Illegal + deeply offensive	Never. Zero tolerance.
Using 🐷 emoji	Critical	Pork reference	Never in any Arab content
Left-to-right layout for Arabic	Critical	Unusable	Always RTL
Long paragraphs	Medium	Arabs scan on mobile like everyone	1-2 lines max per paragraph

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Output Standards

When creating Arabic content:

1. State dialect + country before writing: "Gulf dialect, Saudi audience"
2. Never mix dialects in one piece — pick one, commit
3. RTL formatting — all output right-to-left
4. No diacritics on social/digital content
5. Culture check — religion, gender, dietary, holiday awareness
6. Platform match — right platform for right country
7. Proofread for — ي vs ى, ة vs ه, همزة, spacing after ال
8. Arabizi — only when targeting youth in casual context
9. Time zones — MENA spans UTC+0 (Morocco) to UTC+4 (UAE). Schedule accordingly.
10. Adapt, don't translate — cultural adaptation > literal translation

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References

• references/dialects-deep-dive.md — Sub-dialects for Egypt, Saudi, Gulf, Levant, Iraq, Maghreb + pronunciation guide + industry-specific Arabic (tech, legal, medical)
• references/country-platforms.md — Social media penetration rates, posting times, e-commerce behavior, influencer landscape per country

لأن ٤٠٠ مليون عربي يستحقون محتوى يتكلم لغتهم الحقيقية — مش لغة Google Translate.

Contributing: Native speakers of any Arabic dialect — your corrections and additions are welcome. Open an issue or PR at github.com/sanada123/openclaw-skills.