Re: [developers] Arabic--English/French/... online dictionary or app

[Anas El Husseini <linux dot anas at gmail dot com>]

I would recommend http://dicts.info, which is a multilingual
bidirectional online dictionary that covers a bit more than the basic
Arabic vocabulary, plus other features.

But if you want an exhaustive dictionary, then project "wordlist" [1]
in arabeyes is what you're probably looking for, and its online
interface "Qamoose" [2]. The project is not complete and has been
dormant for years, but I think it can be a good start.

Best Regards,
Anas

[1] http://projects.arabeyes.org/project.php?proj=Wordlist
[2] http://qamoose.arabeyes.org/

On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 6:39 PM, Bokverket <bokverket at hotmail dot com> wrote:
> To you who live in the Arabic-speaking world who are more knowledgeable
> about what Arabic language learning resources that exist:   Is anyone aware
> of an online dictionary Arabic/English/Arabic or other western languages?
>
> Considering the sad state of printed dictionaries, one would wish for a
> modest start where everyone can add a few words at their fancy with the
> proper translation. Note that printed English to Arabic dictionaries are
> intended for Arabic speakers. There is an enormous need to help beginners by
> giving broken plurals, verbal nouns etc.
>
> There was a Dutch professor who showed that saving the time of manual lookup
> in a book (especially if the dictionary is in root order and you are a
> beginner) speeds up language learning enormously, that is if you just type
> in the word or expression. Note also that learners from many western
> countries have to translate twice, since a decent Arabic dict. to their
> language many not exist. This could also be eliminated with an app.
>
> Best,
>
> Goran F.
>
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