Fact · Languages and accents
Microsoft's Azure Speech table of speech to text locales lists separate Arabic locales for Egypt (ar-EG) and Morocco (ar-MA).
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“ar-EG Arabic (Egypt) ✅ ar-IL Arabic (Israel) ✅ ar-IQ Arabic (Iraq) ✅ ar-JO Arabic (Jordan) ✅ ar-KW Arabic (Kuwait) ✅ ar-LB Arabic (Lebanon) ✅ ar-LY Arabic (Libya) ✅ ar-MA Arabic (Morocco) ✅”
Language and voice support for the Speech service (Microsoft Learn), Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Speech to text locale table, Arabic rows.
Open the original- What it measures
- The table gives Arabic locales for many countries. A separate locale for each country is how the service handles regional varieties, and it is the choice a developer makes when setting up recognition.
- What it does not show
- The locale table does not show accuracy by country. A locale code is a language setting, not a measure of how well a dialect is recognized.