Research-grade Arabic lexicography

Hans Wehr,
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The sources

Five dictionaries, one search.

Classical Arabic · Arabic–English

Lane’s Lexicon

Edward William Lane, 1863–93

Modern Standard Arabic · Arabic–English

Hans Wehr

Hans Wehr, ed. J Milton Cowan

Classical Arabic · Arabic–Arabic

Mukhtār al-Ṣiḥāḥ

al-Rāzī, 13th century

Qur’anic Arabic · Arabic–Arabic

al-Mufradāt fī Gharīb al-Qur’ān

al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, 11th century

Classical Arabic · Arabic–Arabic

Lisān al-ʿArab

Ibn Manẓūr, 13th century

Who it is for

Built around Lane’s. For every level.

Beginner

A short Arabic definition.

Mukhtār al-Ṣiḥāḥ, beside Lane’s.

Intermediate

The Qur’an’s vocabulary.

al-Rāghib’s Mufradāt, beside Lane’s.

Advanced

The great classical lexicon.

Lisān al-ʿArab, beside Lane’s.

AI summary

The Arabic sources, unlocked.

Three Arabic–Arabic dictionaries in English, every line linked to its source.

كِتَابٌwritten thing; scripture; decree
  1. 2a sheet; the inkpot
  2. 4the record of people’s deeds
  3. + 5 more senses
Lisān al-ʿArabvol. 1, p. 698

… وقولُه تَعَالَى: وَالطُّورِ وَكِتابٍ مَسْطُورٍ. 4قِيلَ: الكِتابُ مَا أُثْبِتَ عَلَى بَنِي آدَمَ مِنَ أَعْمالهم. 2والكِتابُ: الصَّحِيفَةُ والدَّواةُ، عَنِ اللِّحْيَانِيِّ. قَالَ: وَقَدْ …

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