Tools that serve Arabic

Tools that serve Arabic in one of its parts rather than teach it: dictionaries and corpora, word-by-word Quran readers, writing, calligraphy, vowelling and typing tools, and aids for memorising and conjugation. Each was checked against its official site or app-store listing.

These are tools, not courses: learners, teachers and researchers use them alongside their study. Anything whose aim is to teach Arabic is under «Apps and websites». Prices are not given — only free or paid.

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Dictionaries and corpora6

Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic

Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

App and website

Traces each Arabic word from its earliest attestation in inscriptions and texts, with dated meanings, a searchable corpus, and entries that can be read aloud.

  • Kind of Standard Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic, Classical Arabic
  • Level: Advanced
  • Explained in: Arabic
  • Runs on: iPhone, Android, Web browser
Free Visit site

Riyadh Dictionary of Contemporary Arabic

King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language

App and website

A modern dictionary of contemporary standard Arabic, written for native and non-native readers alike, with examples, synonyms and antonyms, and English equivalents for headwords.

  • Kind of Standard Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic
  • Level: Intermediate to advanced
  • Explained in: Arabic
  • Runs on: iPhone, Web browser
Free Visit site

Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language (Sharjah)

Sharjah Academy of the Arabic Language, with the Union of Arab Language Academies

Website

Traces Arabic words by root from pre-Islamic inscriptions to modern usage, with dated quotations from original sources; a reference for advanced students and readers of classical texts.

  • Kind of Standard Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic, Classical Arabic
  • Level: Advanced
  • Explained in: Arabic
  • Runs on: Web browser
Free Visit site

Almaany

Almaany.com

App and website

Large multilingual online dictionary: Arabic–Arabic plus Arabic paired with English, French, Spanish, Turkish and more, with example sentences and subject-specific terms.

  • Kind of Standard Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic
  • Level: All levels
  • Explained in: Arabic, English
  • Runs on: iPhone, Web browser
Free Visit site

Reverso Context — Arabic–English

Reverso

App and website

Shows words and phrases translated inside real bilingual sentences, with flashcards and quizzes built from your own searches.

  • Kind of Standard Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic
  • Level: Intermediate to advanced
  • Explained in: English
  • Runs on: iPhone, Web browser
Free, with paid options Visit site

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