Arabic-English

by John Wortabet, Harvey Porter

This standard dictionary contains a valuable resource for students of Arabic, features an excellent selection of modern words and expressions, designed to enable students to read the average Arabic newspaper or book, the companion volume to the Hippocrene English/Arabic Standard Dictionary.

Genres: Reference

450 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1954

Reviews

[Cassie and Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best thing about this dictionary is its illustrated center plates, which offer the Arabic words for "sea fishes", three pages of fruit (with pomegranate appearing on all three pages), "Islamic architecture", "some common birds of the Palearctic", "butterflies and moths", "clouds", "medicinal herbs", "reptiles", two pages of vegetables, two pages of human anatomy, and, best of all, "mammals of the world", which is actually just marsupials. So if you anticipate that you may someday find yourself lost in Australia with an Arabic-speaker and need to both identify and point out a rabbit-eared bandicoot, this is the dictionary for you!

[Runa · Rating 4 out of 5]

An absolutely amazing Arabic-to-English, English-to-Arabic dictionary, has helped me out a great deal in Arabic class.