Re: Arabic Dictionary



Raymond Roy wrote:
>
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 15:33:05 GMT, "Neil Greenough"
> <scrivomc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Can anybody recommend the best Arabic dictionary for a British student of
> >Arabic? I am a beginner but want to study it to a high level. I am looking
> >for something similar to that of Collins or LaHacette....
> >
> >Any ideas??
> >
>
> I personnaly use 'A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic' by Hans Wehr.
> Sounds German? It was originally.

And it was translated by J Milton Cowan, who insisted to me that he
didn't know Arabic.

Note: no period after J -- it doesn't stand for anything.

> This dictionary contains all information you might want about words
> (vocalization, plural, second radical vowel of verbs, masdar, etc.).
>
> Be prepared to look up words by roots though.
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
.



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