Endorsed by academics worldwide, the Oxford Arabic Dictionary is the most authoritative English-Arabic / Arabic-English dictionary ever published. Based on real modern evidence and computational analysis of hundreds of millions of words of both English and Modern Standard Arabic (the standardized variety of Arabic used in writing and in most formal speech), the dictionary boasts more than 130,000 words and phrases and 200,000 translations. This up-to-date resource has been designed for both Arabic and English native speakers and includes the latest vocabulary from computing, business, the media, and the arts, across both languages. The organization and layout have been designed for maximum clarity and ease of use. The most commonly used sense of each word is shown first, helping you to identify and understand the correct meaning, and more than 70,000 real-life example phrases help you interpret meaning and usage accurately. All Arabic text is shown with vowels to aid the learner of Arabic in pronunciation and comprehension and the Arabic-English section of the dictionary is usefully organised by root, which are listed alphabetically. The dictionary is also packed with extra features including tables of Arabic verbs, Arabic numbers, dates, and years, and irregular English verbs. Produced using the unique dictionary resources of Oxford University Press with an international team of expert advisors, the Oxford Arabic Dictionary is a ground-breaking work, essential for any serious student of Arabic and English, as well as academics, professionals, business people, teachers, and translators.
Reviews
This dictionary will be the essential reference work for students, academics and professionals working in the field of Arabic and English for the years to come, it provides a wonderful tool for translation and understanding Arabic texts. * Bibliotheca Orientalis, Anita G.M. Keizers *


Awards
Winner of Winner of the 2015 Information Services Group Award for an Outstanding Work of Reference, by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Awarded the 2014 Best Reference in the category Language and Linguistics by The Library Journal..



Book Information
ISBN 9780199580330
Author Oxford Languages
Format Hardback
Page Count 2048
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 2718g
Dimensions(mm) 268mm * 211mm * 77mm