World Arabic Language Day – December 18, 2025
World Arabic Language Day – December 18, 2025
Words
That Travel Between Our Languages
By Éloge Mulumba
Sworn Translator, Expert before the Kinshasa/Gombe High Court
Manager – TradExpert Team
Every December 18, the
international community celebrates the Arabic language, one of
the world’s great languages of civilization, knowledge, and cultural
transmission. As an official language of several international organizations,
Arabic plays a central role in global dialogue and intercultural communication.
Spoken by more than 400
million people worldwide, Arabic is a language of poetry and thought,
science and spirituality, diplomacy and trade. For centuries, it has served as
a key vehicle for the transmission of knowledge, particularly in fields such as
mathematics, astronomy, medicine, philosophy, and law.
Its influence is still
clearly visible today in many other languages. From French and Spanish to
English and Swahili, words such as algebra, zero, admiral,
sugar, coffee, and azimuth illustrate these linguistic
journeys, in which Arabic acted as a bridge between peoples,
continents, and bodies of knowledge. These words remind us that languages are
living systems shaped by exchange, contact, and shared history.
At TradExpert Team,
we believe that translation is not merely about transferring words from one
language to another. It is about connecting cultures,
preserving meaning, nuance, and intention, and supporting the circulation of
ideas in an increasingly globalized world.
On this World Arabic
Language Day, we also wish to express our sincere appreciation to our
Arabic-speaking consultants, translators, and interpreters, whose
expertise and professionalism are essential to our work. Thanks to their
linguistic and cultural competence, TradExpert Team continues to stand out
during international meetings, negotiations, and conferences across diverse
contexts, while remaining competitive and reliable.
We would also like to thank
our clients and partners who place their trust in us and
choose our Arabic-language services. Their confidence reinforces our commitment
to delivering high-quality linguistic services tailored to institutional,
legal, economic, and diplomatic needs.
Through this celebration,
TradExpert Team reaffirms its dedication to multilingualism, international
cooperation, and intercultural communication, values
that lie at the heart of our profession.
