Al-Mawrid Al-Qareeb, A Pocket Arabic-English and E
$16.99
Price: $16.99
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Book Dimensions:13.5×9.5×3.5 cm., illust.
Publisher : Educa Books / Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin; 15th edition (January 1, 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 944 pages
ISBN-10 : 9953631700
ISBN-13 : 978-9953631707
Item Weight : 13.1 ounces
Dimensions : 3.75 x 1.5 x 5 inches
readersf –
Yes, this is the one you are looking for….
English speakers learning Arabic find an uneven mixture of reference books out there, from learned treatises aimed at native speakers to “learn how to say ‘this costs too much’ for your trip to Egypt” travel guides.Al-Mawrid al-WaseeT is a standard, comprehensive dictionary produced by the Arabic equivalent of the German Duden. This is all the dictionary you need, the one you keep on your shelf for those moments, desperate or otherwise, when you need to find a word. The print is clear in both English and Arabic. One drawback: because this book was intended for Arabs, the English-Arabic section skimps on the Harakat, meaning that the short vowels are not always written out.Once you have this book you will be ready to start reading and writing real Arabic texts…
Jacob Good –
al-Mawrid: A comprehensive and accurate Arabic-English dictionary
Al Mawrid Dictionary English-Arabic and Arabic-English (Arabic Edition) is certainly a “must-buy” for anybody who has experience and interest in the Arabic language. The dictionary displays the root word as it correctly provides the conjugated word in context with the corresponding subject. Also, the dictionary is arranged from Left to Right in English and Right to Left in Arabic. This makes it easy for coordinating pages.The only qualm I had was that it was damaged when I received it, but the pros EASILY outweigh the cons in this purchase.Bithnillahi Ta’ala
Bipool –
Very good
Very good
Ulfilas –
Easy to use, but not much grammatical information
This dictionary is quite useful. Unlike Wehr it is both an English-Arabic as well an Arabic-English dictionary. Therefore if you are attempting to understand a dialogue in an Arabic textbook, you can look up the word in question in both Arabic and English. Another great benefit of this book is that each Arabic word can be looked up alphabetically without knowledge of the three consonant stem.I should note, however, that although the English-Arabic portion arranges the pages according to the English alphabet from left to right, the Arabic-English portion arranges the pages according the Arabic alphabet from right to left. Although actual Arabic books run from right to left, I would prefer that both sections run from left to right–as does Wehr’s dictionary Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. I recognize that this may be just a matter of taste on my part–but felt I should mention this point for the benefit of those who feel the same way.This dictionary makes no mention of the three consonant stem for each word–nor does it mention the category that each very form falls into (corresponding to the Roman numerals I-X in Wehr’s book). In my opinion these deficiencies detract from the potential usefulness of this book. Used with Wehr’s book, however, the Al Mawrid dictionary would seem to fill the needs of most English-speaking students of Arabic.
solnyshka –
Never ever buy the Pocket version!
The dictionary itself can be very good, but be aware of buying the Pocket edition which is sold for $10 on Amazon marketplace. It can only be used as a door stop, and even for that purpose it cannot be sturdy enough. It is printed on a very low quality paper and the print is tiny and blurred. There is no way to read the words. Sorry that I bought it. Amazon should have placed an image of the dictionary pages.
Brown Face –
Al-Mawrid
This is a wonderful book for English to Arabic and Arabic to English. If you are attempting to increase your vocabulary get this book. I am practicing constantly so that I do not lose my second language. Of course daily conversation is the best way to maintain your language. This book is a great aide.
Dr. Why? –
To help ESL teacher work with Arabic speaking 3rd graders in US.
Very small type, and no phonetics. May prove helpful with literate (Arabic kids) to learn English words for more abstract concepts, particularly if they have Arabic vocabulary from home..
Lisa-Oh –
English-Arabic Dictionary
I teach ESL and have found this little book very useful. There are times when even the simplest explanation of an English word does not make the meaning clear to my students, and this dictionary has been very useful as a last resort. It is very compact but has lots of words. Great buy.
Dr. M.J. Willard –
Arabic is very tiny so requires a flashlight to use the pages.
Adrian –
The printing quality is absolutely horrible!Because of the pocket format, the text is quite small. Combine this with bad printing quality and some lines are simply unreadable :-((
Alex Kordosis –
Υes, it is meeting my expectations, because I feel I know what I am bying and where from. I trust Amazon, I like Amazon a lot. Thank you. 🙂
arabanna –
Great little dictionary that gives you all you need to translate into Arabic. Ideal for students who can read Arabic script.
Amazon Customer –
Very good buy