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The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage By Oxford University Press, USA
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The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage Description
"The best reference text available for English-Arabic usage."--Karen C. Ryding, U.S. Department of State "The most appropriate dictionary to recommend to English speaking students for Arabic composition--in terms of clarity, a reasonably comprehensive word list, and in terms of value for expenditure. I recommend it highly to my students.
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Reviews By Rusty Keele : Date September 30, 2000
Let me start off by saying that I used this dictionary for three years as a university student studying Arabic. It was the only English to Arabic dictionary that I could find. It was helpful, but there were many things that I did not like. Let me tell you of my experience using this book.
THE GOOD: 1) It is small and lightweight. This was invaluable for walking around campus, especially when it was only one of the ten books that I had to carry around! 2) It is a hardback book. This was quite nice because when it was one of many books that were constantly being loaded and unloaded from my backpack (not to mention the frequent usage) it was the only one that lasted for three years and still ended up in good shape.
THE BAD: 1) It is too concise. I have the 1982 edition (which I purchased in 1996), and the beginning of the book contains absolutely no information about entries, abbreviations or anything else. The concise nature of this dictionary also makes the Arabic script rather small, cramped and hard to read. 2) It is only English to Arabic. This means that you have to buy another dictionary if you need to have Arabic to English translations. 3) Sometimes there are multiple Arabic words for one English entry. No help is offered about which one would apply to a given situation. I found myself using the first word only, and then asking native speakers or my teacher if that was the right word. 4) There are no appendices. No tables, no charts, no help.
I had to have this dictionary. It proved useful at times, yet it also proved very frustrating. Hopefully Oxford takes (or has taken) the time to update and improve this dictionary. Until then - good luck.
Reviews By C. Meyer : Date July 9, 2003
This is most likely the best English to Arabic dictionary on the market for native ENGLISH speakers. Most E-A dictionaries are made for native Arabic speakers, and assume you know what the Arabic that your reading is. This is more English-speaker friendly. Only downside of the book is that it is only in hardback, which makes it difficult to pull out of your pocket and flip through quickly. Highly recommend over most E-A dictionaries, unless you are a native ARABIC speaker.
Reviews By hannah draper : Date May 1, 2006
i'm very sorry i bought this book. It may be concise, and it may be cheaper, but one shouldn't sacrifice spelling for saving a few dollars! The concise edition drops the dots off many of the letters, thus either misspelling the word or creating letters that don't exist. i borrowed the full-sized edition and found it to be fine.
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