Political developments have sometimes influenced which language was the lingua franca, or common language, at any given time.
فِي أَحْيَانٍ كَثِيرَةٍ ،‏ تَغَيَّرَتِ ٱللُّغَةُ ٱلْمُشْتَرَكَةُ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِسَبَبِ ٱلتَّطَوُّرَاتِ ٱلسِّيَاسِيَّةِ .‏