Based on extensive fieldwork in Shaykh Taba, this book offers the first grammatical description of a sedentary type of Arabic from Akkar, Lebanon’s northernmost province. It examines the variety’s phonology, morphology, and selected semantic fields, with special focus on the pausal phenomena. Identifying both retentions and innovations, the study reveals what is arguably the most intricate pausal systems described in modern Arabic dialects (and probably within Semitic more broadly) and proposes a revised classification of pausal forms. Through comparative analyses and engagement with Henri Fleisch’s survey, it situates Shaykh Taba within the wider Lebanese landscape, filling a major gap in Levantine dialectology and offering a new empirical data for Semitic linguistics.