Special Dictionaries

Most comprehensive work on words and their antonyms in Arabic. Rich in illustrations from the Qur'an, prose, and poetic literature. Includes eight appendices on antonyms in the classical references. Compiled by Aida Dakarmanji.

It translates English idioms into Arabic idioms, wherever possible, and into standard Arabic otherwise. Produced by a group of University teachers of English in the Arab world. The English idioms are taken from A Concise Dictionary of English Idioms by Hodder and Stoughton and Longman's Dictionary of English Idioms. Also includes the English explanation of each idiom, sometimes using example sentences.

From the publisher: "This dictionary puts at the disposal of the reader, a bliningual document conceived in Arabic, then translated into English with the purpose of familiarizing the English language reader with the Arabic thought that inspired the rules of Arabic grammar." Facing Arabic and English pages. Compiled by Antoine El-Dahdah.

From the legendary Maulana Waheed al-Zaman Kairanvi. This dictionary has 20,000 terms used in modern Arabic.

A unique dictionary of Arabic words that have two opposite meanings.

A unique and very old dictionary. For each three letter word it lists three forms (with fatha, kasra, and damma on the first letter) and gives their meanings. (Example: amr, imr, amd umr). Research by Dr. Yahya Murad.

See the Arabic description for details of this unique dictionary of the vocabulary of the language of the Noble Qur'an.

Discusses subtle differences between Arabic words that appear to be synonyms like asraf and tabzeer; ahad and wahid; Iz, IZa, and izan; Itmam and Ikmal; ghar and kahaf etc. Listed alphabetically.

Includes English-Arabic and Arabic-English indices.

For each term from banking, finance, and trade, this specialized dictionary gives an explanation in English and the equivalent term in Arabic. Prepared by Nafez Khalid Ghosheh.

This Arabic-Urdu dictionary contains all the words that have appeared in all Haidth collections from both Sunni and Shia sources. Entries vary in length from a few words to several paragraphs or even pages. Produced towards the end of his life, this book reflects the encyclopedic knowledge of its great author. It is an indispensible tool for students of Arabic language and Hadith. New edited and computer composed edition.

Based on the Arabic book by Shaikh Hasan Makhluf it lists the Qur'anic words in alphabetical order, and gives their grammatical analysis along with the dictionary meaning. A great help for learning Qur'anic text.

Classic dictionary of the words of the Qur'an. Edited by Ibrahim Shamseddin.

Two color print. Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Razi compiled this summarized Arabic-Arabic dictionary from al-Jawhari's al-Sihaah, with additions and deletions. He completed this work in 660 AH. Research by Ahmad Ibrahim Zahwa.

This classic dictionary of the single Qur'anic words has been popular for the past seven centuries. Research by Najib Al-Majdi. New two color printing.

Definitions of terms used by Tafseer, Fiqh and Arabic language scholars.