Bettina Leitner studied Arabic Linguistics at the University of Vienna, where she completed her Ph.D. in 2020. She currently holds a post-doc position at the University of Vienna and published on several Arabic minority varieties spoken in Iran and on Iraqi Arabic.

• AcknowledgementsList of Tables, Maps and FiguresAbbreviationsPart 1 Introduction and General Classification of Khuzestani Arabic1 Introduction1.1 Area1.2 History of Arabs and Arab Tribes in Khuzestan1.3 Current Situation of the Arabs and of Arabic in Iran1.4 Khuzestani Arabic and Cognate gələt-Type Arabic Dialects1.5 Data, Methodology, Organization2 General Classification and Internal Subdivisions of Khuzestani Arabic (KhA)2.1 Classification of KhA—The Position of KhA among the Mesopotamian Arabic Dialects2.2 Internal Subdivisions of KhA2.3 Conclusion2.4 IllustrationsPart 2 Grammar3 Phonology3.1 Consonants3.2 Vowels3.3 Diphthongs3.4 Emphasis3.5 Syllable Structure3.6 Stress3.7 Phonotactics4 Morphology4.1 Pronouns4.2 Quantifiers4.3 Adverbs4.4 Prepositions4.5 Paradigms of Prepositions with Pronominal Suffixes4.6 māl Constructions and the Analytic Genitive4.7 Conjunctions4.8 Particles4.9 Nouns4.10 Numerals4.11 Verbal Morphology5 Texts5.1 Ahvaz, Abu Khazʕal [A1]5.2 Umm Saʕad [A10]5.3 ʕArab (ʕazīb) [A12], Semi-NomadsReferencesIndex

Bettina Leitner studied Arabic Linguistics at the University of Vienna, where she completed her Ph.D. in 2020. She currently holds a post-doc position at the University of Vienna and published on several Arabic minority varieties spoken in Iran and on Iraqi Arabic.

• AcknowledgementsList of Tables, Maps and FiguresAbbreviationsPart 1 Introduction and General Classification of Khuzestani Arabic1 Introduction1.1 Area1.2 History of Arabs and Arab Tribes in Khuzestan1.3 Current Situation of the Arabs and of Arabic in Iran1.4 Khuzestani Arabic and Cognate gələt-Type Arabic Dialects1.5 Data, Methodology, Organization2 General Classification and Internal Subdivisions of Khuzestani Arabic (KhA)2.1 Classification of KhA—The Position of KhA among the Mesopotamian Arabic Dialects2.2 Internal Subdivisions of KhA2.3 Conclusion2.4 IllustrationsPart 2 Grammar3 Phonology3.1 Consonants3.2 Vowels3.3 Diphthongs3.4 Emphasis3.5 Syllable Structure3.6 Stress3.7 Phonotactics4 Morphology4.1 Pronouns4.2 Quantifiers4.3 Adverbs4.4 Prepositions4.5 Paradigms of Prepositions with Pronominal Suffixes4.6 māl Constructions and the Analytic Genitive4.7 Conjunctions4.8 Particles4.9 Nouns4.10 Numerals4.11 Verbal Morphology5 Texts5.1 Ahvaz, Abu Khazʕal [A1]5.2 Umm Saʕad [A10]5.3 ʕArab (ʕazīb) [A12], Semi-NomadsReferencesIndex