Books by Hans Wehr

The Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic by Hans Wehr is widely regarded as the foremost Arabic-English bilingual or translation dictionary and has particular usefulness for students of Modern Standard Arabic. The morphology and syntax of written Arabic is essentially the same in all Arabic countries. Unlike many other Arabic-English dictionaries, it arranges each Arabic word according to its consonantal root. Foreign words are listed in straight alphabetical order by first letter (in the Arabic script). Arabicized loanwords, if they can clearly fit under some root, are entered both ways, often with the root entry giving reference to the alphabetical listing. Volume 1 of 2: Arabic-English Dictionary : The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Fourth Edition.

Its scholarship, accuracy and reliability make it one of the most significant contributions to Arabic lexicography.ReviewThe reliability and completeness of the work deserve every praise, as does the practical arrangement of the entries. -- Bibliotheca OrientalisThere can be no doubt that...it is a basic tool for study of modern Arabic. -- Middle East Journal

The Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic by Hans Wehr is widely regarded as the foremost Arabic-English bilingual or translation dictionary and has particular usefulness for students of Modern Standard Arabic. The morphology and syntax of written Arabic is essentially the same in all Arabic countries. Unlike many other Arabic-English dictionaries, it arranges each Arabic word according to its consonantal root. Foreign words are listed in straight alphabetical order by first letter (in the Arabic script). Arabicized loanwords, if they can clearly fit under some root, are entered both ways, often with the root entry giving reference to the alphabetical listing. Volume 2 of 2: Arabic-English Dictionary : The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Fourth Edition.