The resources are categorized in two ways:. This categorization should further help a student decide which resource is most suited for their educational needs. The list is in no particular order. At the end of the article, there is a small concluding note as well, insha Allah. Available in PDF. Available for purchase at Amazon. Software available from Amazon and the electronic version also from Amazon.
The Mawrid has words that are arranged alphabetically, instead of by root words which is more traditional. Moreover, unlike many Arabic-English dictionaries, the Mawrid also offers a synonym in Arabic for each Arabic word.
The Mawrid, unlike most dictionaries, comes in print, in a software package and in a very handy electronic device that is easy to carry around. It requires very basic knowledge of grammar to benefit from it. So there is some basic grammar required, but not a lot. Easily one of the most useful tools for a student of the language. The time to search words is drastically reduced when using the electronic version, which makes reading Arabic texts much easier and faster.
The Mawrid does not provide the masdar of a verb, the forms of the verbs, the present tense of 3-letter verbs and the plural of nouns. I have used the Mawrid extensively and have found it to be one of the best dictionaries. It helped me increase my vocabulary, helped save my time when I was looking up words quickly and it explained many words beautifully and concisely.
Available from:. All of these are done in a code that is explained in the preface of the dictionary. Furthermore, Hans Wehr provides a transliteration for most words which helps in pronunciation.
The dictionary is very thorough and comprehensive, providing a wide range of meanings, usages, associated phrases in a very succinct manner. You can find relatively complete information about the basics of a verb present, masdar , different forms, usages and plurals for nouns.
Hans Wehr requires some intermediate knowledge of grammar to fully benefit and utilize it. Thus, it can be intimidating and time-consuming for beginners who do not have too much mastery over grammar. There is a lot of notation in the dictionary that takes a lot of time and reading of the preface to get used to. This is another hurdle for the beginner, but once you get used to it, the notation is very useful.
I have used the Hans Wehr a lot and still use it as my first reference whenever I research a word. It is not something to use when you want to quickly look up a word, rather Hans Wehr is useful when you have some time to read the entire entry concerning the word, its usages, phrases, etc.
A little background in grammar is necessary to fully benefit from this work. A challenging book for beginners, essential for intermediate and advanced students. Very similar to the Mawrid, but completely online. Sakhr allows words to be searched alphabetically as well as by root words. Like the Mawrid, it offers an Arabic synonym for each word. Also like the Mawrid, there is an English-Arabic version available online as well.
Unlike the Mawrid, it distributes the search results by verb, noun, verbal noun masdar , etc. Exactly like the Mawrid, basic grammar knowledge is required to benefit from this resource. For example, as long as you can find the past tense of a verb, you can search for it. Unlike the Mawrid, the English translations are sometimes confusing and inaccurate.
Like the Mawrid, the masdar of a verb, the forms of the verbs, the present tense of 3-letter verbs and the plural of nouns is not provided with each entry. You must know how to type in Arabic to benefit from this. There are a variety of Arabic online and for install available, so this should not be too much of a deterrent. I have used Sakhr for quickly looking up words until I installed VerbAce see below. I have found it to be extremely useful and easy, despite its shortcomings.
Available for trial download here. More details here. VerbAce Pro is a dictionary which comes as a computer software i. The exact matches for verbs include basic information like form, present tense in notation for 3-letter verbs, synonyms in Arabic and usage with different prepositions.
The nouns are provided with the plurals as well. A very impressive feature is a hover-over translation for Arabic and English words, which makes reading Arabic articles incredibly easy and fun. Very easy and intuitive to use. The amount of knowledge of grammar you need to fully benefit from VerbAce is roughly equivalent to the amount you need for the Mawrid.
However, since you can search verbs in their different tenses and many times with attached pronouns, VerbAce benefits those beginners who cannot benefit from Sakhr and the Mawrid yet.
Moreover, the hover-over translation is absolutely incredible. Unlike the Mawrid and Sakhr, VerbAce provides much more complete information about verbs and nouns. It also provides commonly used phrases mostly contemporary which clarify the meanings further. The search engine of VerbAce is far superior than Sakhr or that of the electronic Mawrid. It returns results faster and much more accurately. VerbAce comes with a built-in keyboard so this should not be too much of a problem.
I installed VerbAce recently and I have found it to be supremely useful. Since its install, I have stopped using the Mawrid and Sakhr, which were two resources I used extensively in the past. VerbAce, in my opinion, is a very complete package and offers quality at a fast speed. Essential for beginners and intermediates, useful for advanced students due to its speed and accuracy.
The hover-over translate sets it apart from all online dictionaries. A must have for all students. Google Translate and the related dictionary. It is surprisingly accurate and amazingly fast. Some of the words are listed in the dictionary, which is useful on occasion. The Arabic words can be typed in transliteration, which is quite impressive.
There is literally no knowledge of grammar required to use this tool making it supremely easy. This, naturally, limits the benefit. Words are still inaccurately translated even though Google keeps improving the tool. The translation is a very basic translation with no grammatical explanations exception being some entries in the dictionary, and even these are basic. Google Translate is surprisingly good.
I was recently reading an article about making tayyammum wudu without water and the Shaikh mentioned a word that I could not find on VerbAce or Sakhr. The word? So Google Translate has its uses, even though they are limited. Too limited for intermediate or advanced students.
Fully online here. The granddaddy of all Arabic-English dictionaries, a short introduction for the dictionary is presented:. The most scholarly dictionary of the Arabic language available. This work is the product of over thirty years of unrelenting labour. All the applications can download on your mobile directly from PocketQuran.
We can use this application anytime and anywhere with various condition. This application has the full text of the Al Quran, but the audio has to be manually downloaded by yourself. Besides that, we can learn and get the review, instructions and guideline to use this application from www. Why the name uQuran? It also designed with user friendly interface so the user especially the rookies can use this application easily.
It also contains verse translation and recitation with bookmarks. It is touch screen application and we can use it with full portrait and landscape viewing. We can read Quran in Arabic with its English translation.
This software also comes with alternate verse-highlighting with a subtle green background to ease those eyes and to allow the reader to concentrate on their reading. Quran reader highlights verses that contain the words you searched for in a different color for you to be able to find it easily when you're taken to the page containing the verse. This is a complete software with give user more details in understand and learn in HolyQuran. It is produce from Sakhr company programer and about this company we cannot get details.
This software has three types of language and it is Arabic , English and Malay and it can be used to all public people from a child to old people. The software has ten navigation in menu page and it make a concept with using image design to give user easier in learning Quran with choose any type of navigation with follow their request. For example, binocular images representing the meaning of each word in Holy Quran and the image of Hurf represent about Makhraj.
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