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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabicby: Hans Wehr List Price: $45.00 Amazon.com's Price: $40.50 You Save: $4.50 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 492.7321 EAN: 9780879500030 Edition: 4th ISBN: 0879500034 Label: Spoken Language Services Manufacturer: Spoken Language Services Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1301 Publication Date: May 01, 1993 Publisher: Spoken Language Services Studio: Spoken Language Services Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Its scholarship, accuracy and reliability make it one of the most significant contributions to Arabic lexicography. It is hoped that this masterpiece will point the way ot wider use of modern lexicographical principles in the compilation of dictionaries for earlier periods of the Arabic language. Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - outstanding arabic dictionaryThe Hans Wehr dictionary is a very good dictionary.It let's you know the root word and alphabets to help make it more understandable for the person to find the answers he/she needs. Rating: - Covers an ample range of vocabularyI have found this dictionary to be very complete as I have used it in my study of Classical Arabic. It includes obscure literary words as well as modern technical vocabulary. The words are listed by root, which can be frustrating for beginners. However, anyone who intends to advance beyond the most rudimentary tourist Arabic will have to learn all about Arabic roots anyway. After even one semester with a good instructor, you should be able to find most roots with little difficulty. The ... Read More Rating: - A Great Arabic language learning tool to help you stay on course, as well as translation instrumentThis dictionary is monumental in several ways. first, it is invaluable in that it seeks to provide the learner with the means to easily see how more complex words are built from the basic consonantal roots. second, the number and quality of the entries is excellent such that, regardless of what level the Arabic student is at, it won't disappoint. It certainly will be the only one you will ever need unless/until you are doing very specialized work. Thirdly, the fact that it is Arabic to English only ... Read More Rating: - An outdated, frustrating reference book.I was very excited about getting my Wehr dictionary having read so many good reviews about it, and was very disappointed when I began to use it. First of all I got the small 3rd edition, which uses size 5.5 print, which is small enough to give one a headache when reading. Also, the print process is obviously insufficient, as many pages are not printed evenly, which, when combined with the already tiny type, makes them almost impossible to read. Also, some of the pages in the "ya" section were blank; ... Read More Rating: - The fundamental Arabic learning toolI can't say anything more than what has already been said by the majority of the other reviewers. Great resource for students of Arabic once past the basics.
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