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Al Mawrid (English-Arabic/Arabic-English Dictionary)

Al Mawrid (English-Arabic/Arabic-English Dictionary)

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Al-Mawrid Qaamus
Review: A few years ago, a brother at a masjid gave this dictionary to me as a gift. Before that, the Hans Wehr dictionary was all I had to go on. Since this dictionary isn't based on the three consonant root system, there is no need to know the root of an arabic word before looking it up. There have been quite a few words which I could not find in my Hans Wehr because I simply didn't know the root. I use this dictionary to look up words when I don't know the root. Once a word is found, I can easily find the root by looking at the arabic definition and similar words provided. Knowing the root enables me to use my Hans Wehr in order to find the verb forms, examples of usage, and more elaborate definitions in english.

This dictionary doesn't give the verb forms and the definitions are not that detailed because examples of word usage is nonexistent. The book is also too large and a real pain in the neck to carry around. It's good for looking up words quickly and finding roots, but for more serious study of arabic there is no substitute for the Hans Wehr dictionary of modern written arabic.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Al-Mawrid Qaamus
Review: A few years ago, a brother at a masjid gave this dictionary to me as a gift. Before that, the Hans Wehr dictionary was all I had to go on. Since this dictionary isn't based on the three consonant root system, there is no need to know the root of an arabic word before looking it up. There have been quite a few words which I could not find in my Hans Wehr because I simply didn't know the root. I use this dictionary to look up words when I don't know the root. Once a word is found, I can easily find the root by looking at the arabic definition and similar words provided. Knowing the root enables me to use my Hans Wehr in order to find the verb forms, examples of usage, and more elaborate definitions in english.

This dictionary doesn't give the verb forms and the definitions are not that detailed because examples of word usage is nonexistent. The book is also too large and a real pain in the neck to carry around. It's good for looking up words quickly and finding roots, but for more serious study of arabic there is no substitute for the Hans Wehr dictionary of modern written arabic.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Write Arabic including sounds
Review: After going through with your web page and I like to know more on writing Qur'an alphabets.For eg.ALIF, BA TA THA ETC.ETC until ALHAMTHULLAH.Then I can follow the Al-Qur'an in CD-ROM.I'm happy if you got CD-ROM is much appriciated.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Write Arabic including sounds
Review: After going through with your web page and I like to know more on writing Qur'an alphabets.For eg.ALIF, BA TA THA ETC.ETC until ALHAMTHULLAH.Then I can follow the Al-Qur'an in CD-ROM.I'm happy if you got CD-ROM is much appriciated.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best you could find!
Review: AL-Mawrid dictinary is the best reference for those who seek a precise and advanced translation between Arabic and English. It is the best tool for a translator who needs to understand nuances and idiomatic particularities.It is THE book! However, beginners should try something else!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ALMAWRID ELECTRONIC SPEAKING EDITION
Review: I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DICTIONARY BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED DICTIONARY IN THE UN FOR TRANSLATION BETWEEN ARABIC AND ENGLISH. THIS IS NOT TO MENTION THAT IT IS THE MOST EVER COPREHENSIVE ARABIC ENGLISH ARABIC DICTIONARY

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Dictionary
Review: it doesn't only have a dictionary for English Arabic - Arabic English, it also great as a dictionary of Arabic words used in English, and a dictionary for Arabic and English brovrebs - translated back and forth.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Arabic - English/ English - Arabic Dictionary
Review: It has been proven to be one of the best arabic dictionaries in the Arab world. Don't miss on it, if you are looking for dictionaries of this category.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great dictionnary
Review: It's a really great dictionary, u cannot think about a word that doesn't contain

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very useful to learners of Arabic
Review: The Arabic-English is a good, complete dictionary, perhaps - no, certainly - the best published in the Middle East. It works in alphabetical order, which is good for the beginner as well as for the intermediate learner who's searched through a root-order dictionary without success. The major flaw with this book is that it's aimed at Arab readers and as a result, simple grammatical information like broken plurals or masdars is not shown with the base noun or verb. Learners of Arabic will find the root-order Wehr more useful, but if they can afford two, buy this too! (I own both). The English-Arabic dictionary is perhaps the best available because, though the Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage is more useful to learners of Arabic, for reasons of Arabic grammatical content, it's almost 40 years old and the language had changed significantly. Again, buy both (I use the the slightly less dated Oxford Concise with the Mawrid).


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