Fact · Languages and accents
Amazon Transcribe lists two Arabic entries, Arabic (Gulf) with the code ar-AE and Arabic (Modern Standard) with the code ar-SA.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Arabic , Modern Standard ar-SA batch, streaming”
Supported languages and language-specific features in Amazon Transcribe, Amazon Web Services, n.d., Supported languages table, Arabic rows.
Open the original- What it measures
- The table is organized by language and locale, with the request modes each entry supports, such as batch and streaming. Check the modes for your entry before you build on it.
- What it does not show
- A locale code tells the service which variety to expect. The table does not report accuracy for either entry.