Lebanon

Programmes teaching Arabic to speakers of other languages in Lebanon:, its scholarly publication venues and manuscript libraries, and non-Arab figures who served Arabic there.

Arabic programmes (6)

From the directory of Arabic programmes for non-native speakers — shown here automatically

University

Arabic as a Foreign Language — CAMES

American University of Beirut

Lebanon · Beirut

Accredited In person Reviewed: November 2026 University

Summer Institute for Intensive Arabic Language and Culture (SINARC)

Lebanese American University

Lebanon · Beirut

Certificate of completion In person and online Reviewed: November 2026 Institute

Ifpo Arabic Language Programmes

French Institute of the Near East (Ifpo)

Lebanon · Beirut (and Amman)

Certificate of completion In person Scholarships Reviewed: November 2026 Institute

Saifi Institute for Arabic Language

Saifi Institute (private)

Lebanon · Beirut

Certificate of completion In person and online Reviewed: November 2026 University

Arabic as a Foreign Language – Centre de recherches et d'études arabes (CREA)

Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth – Faculty of Languages and Translation

Lebanon · Beirut

Accredited In person and online With dialect Reviewed: November 2026 University

Modern Standard Arabic and Lebanese Arabic Courses for Non-Arabic Speakers

Centre for Arabic Research and Language Studies (CREA), Faculty of Languages and Translation, Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ)

Lebanon · Beirut

Accredited In person Reviewed: October 2026

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Publication venues (2)

Peer-reviewed journals and book series on Arabic published in this country — from the publication-venues directory, shown here automatically

Peer-reviewed journal

Al-Abhath

American University of Beirut, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Lebanon · Arabic and others

ISSN: 0002-3973

Scopus Reviewed: October 2026 Peer-reviewed journal Annual

Bulletin d'études orientales (BEO)

Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo)

Lebanon · Arabic and others

ISSN: 2077-4079

Multidisciplinary Arab Reviewed: October 2026

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Worked here (33)

Scholars from elsewhere who served the Arabic language in this country. Each one's page is under the country of their origin.

Arthur Stanley Tritton Notable figure

1881–1973

Teaching Arabic

SOAS professor of Arabic; Teach Yourself Arabic (1943)

From the United Kingdom; worked in Lebanon and India

Alfred Guillaume Notable figure

1888–1965

Semitic philology

Professor of Arabic; translated Ibn Ishaq's Sira (1955)

From the United Kingdom; worked in Lebanon and the United States

Alfred von Kremer Notable figure

1828–1889

Literature and poetry

Translator of Abu Nuwas; author of Arabic lexicon addenda

From Austria; worked in Egypt and Lebanon

André d'Alverny Notable figure

1907–1965

Teaching Arabic

Teacher of Arabic; Petite introduction au parler libanais

From France; worked in Lebanon

André Roman Notable figure

1928–2012

Grammar and morphology

Linguist; author of a phonology of Arabic koine (1983)

From France; worked in Lebanon

Augustin Rodet Notable figure

1828–1906

Teaching Arabic

With Belot, the anthology Nukhab al-mulah (Beirut 1870–1874)

From France; worked in Lebanon

Edward Abbott Van Dyck Notable figure

1846–1938

Literature and bibliography

Bibliographer; author of Iktifaʾ al-qanuʿ (1896)

From the United States; worked in Lebanon and Egypt

Errico Vitto Notable figure

1844–1904

Grammar

Edited and translated Ibn Malik's Alfiyya (Beirut, 1898)

From Italy; worked in Lebanon

Esteban Lator Notable figure

b. 1904

Teaching Arabic

Arabic teacher; Materiale di grammatica araba (1942)

From Spain; worked in Lebanon and Italy

Emanuel Mattsson Notable figure

1875–1958

Dialectology

Dialectologist; phonology of Beirut Arabic (1910)

From Sweden; worked in Lebanon

Bayard Dodge Notable figure

1888–1972

Translation

Translated Ibn al-Nadim's Fihrist into English (1970)

From the United States; worked in Lebanon and Egypt

Paul Joüon Notable figure

1871–1940

Semitic philology

Semitist; studies of Arabic word meaning and verb forms

From France; worked in Lebanon and Italy

Peter Heath Notable figure

1949–2014

Literature and poetry

Popular epic; The Thirsty Sword: Sirat ʿAntar (1996)

From the United States; worked in Palestine, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates

Pierre Paul Émile Guigues Notable figure

1868–1930

Lexicography

Pharmacist; Arabic–French drug-name glossaries (1903)

From France; worked in Lebanon

George Edward Post Notable figure

1838–1909

Scientific terminology

Wrote medical and botanical textbooks in Arabic in Beirut

From the United States; worked in Lebanon

Joseph Heury Notable figure

1824–1897

Lexicography

Compiler of a French–Arabic vocabulary (Beirut, 1857)

From France; worked in Lebanon

Jules Blin Notable figure

1853–1891

Teaching Arabic

Author of Éléments de grammaire arabe (Beirut, 1886)

From France; worked in Lebanon and Egypt

Donat Vernier Notable figure

1838–1917

Grammar and morphology

Author of Grammaire arabe (Beirut, 1891–1892)

From France; worked in Lebanon

Desmond Stewart Notable figure

1924–1981

Literature and poetry

Translator of al-Sharqawi's al-Ard into English (1962)

From the United Kingdom; worked in Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt

Roland Meynet Notable figure

b. 1939

Arabic script

Author of L'écriture arabe en question (1971)

From France; worked in Lebanon and Italy

Richard Bayly Winder Notable figure

1920–1988

Teaching Arabic

Co-author of An Introduction to Modern Arabic (1957)

From the United States; worked in Lebanon

Gregor Schoeler Notable figure

b. 1944

Literature and poetry

Classical literature; editor of Abu Nuwas's Diwan (1982)

From Germany; worked in Switzerland and Lebanon

Volkhard Windfuhr Notable figure

1937–2020

Literary translation

Lecturer on Arabic literature; translator of Arabic poems

From Germany; worked in Egypt and Lebanon

Victor de Coppier Notable figure

1836–1904

Literature and poetry

Translator of the Diwan of al-Khansaʾ into French (1889)

From France; worked in Lebanon

Wilhelm Kutsch Notable figure

1895–1966

Text editing

Editor of an Arabic glossary of philosophical terms (1954)

From Germany; worked in Lebanon

Philippe Cuche Notable figure

1818–1895

Lexicography

Lexicographer; Arabic–French dictionary (Beirut, 1862)

From France; worked in Lebanon

Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck Notable figure

1818–1895

Prosody

Prosodist; author of Muhit al-Da'ira on metre (1857)

From the United States; worked in Lebanon

Louis-Xavier Abougit Notable figure

1819–1895

Teaching Arabic

Arabic teacher in Lebanon; author of a grammar (1862)

From France; worked in Lebanon

Martin Hartmann Notable figure

1851–1918

Prosody and rhetoric

Prosodist; author of Metrum und Rhythmus (1896)

From Germany; worked in Lebanon

Maurice Bouyges Notable figure

1878–1951

Text editing

Editor of Kitab al-naʿam (1908) and the Tahafut (1927)

From France; worked in Lebanon

Harvey Porter Notable figure

1845–1923

Lexicography

Lexicographer; English-Arabic dictionary with Wortabet

From the United States; worked in Lebanon

Henri Fleisch Notable figure

1904–1985

Grammar and morphology

Grammarian; author of the Traité de philologie arabe

From France; worked in Lebanon

Henri Lammens Notable figure

1862–1937

Lexicography

Lexicographer; author of Faraʾid al-lugha fi al-furuq (1889)

From Belgium; worked in Lebanon

Arabic manuscripts (12)

Collections in the country that hold Arabic manuscripts

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الرهبانيّة الباسيليّة الحلبيّة

صربا (جونية) · أخرى

المخطوطات المصوّرة: 1480، أكثرها بالعربيّة، بحسب مكتبة هيل.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, repository page: Ordre Basilien Alepin

الرهبانيّة الباسيليّة الشويريّة

خنشارة · أخرى

المخطوطات المصوّرة: 926، أكثرها بالعربيّة، بحسب مكتبة هيل.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, repository page: Ordre Basilien Choueirite

الرهبانيّة اللبنانيّة المارونيّة (مخطوطات جامعة الروح القدس)

الكسليك · جامعيّة

المخطوطات المصوّرة: 1588، أكثرها بالعربيّة والكرشونيّة، ومعها السريانيّة وغيرها، بحسب مكتبة هيل.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, repository page: Lebanese Maronite Order

المكتبة الشرقيّة، جامعة القدّيس يوسف

بيروت · جامعيّة

2957 مادّة صوّرها متحف هيل بالعربيّة واليونانيّة والسريانيّة واللاتينيّة والأرمنيّة والفارسيّة والتركيّة العثمانيّة وغيرها. ولا يفرد العربيّ بعدد.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, Repository: Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale

المكتبة العامّة، دار الفتوى

بيروت · أخرى

35 مخطوطة و125 مصوّرة على ورق، بحسب دليل مكتبات المخطوطات (2001)، ص 219.

Source: دليل مكتبات المخطوطات في الوطن العربي، تحرير محمد محمد عارف، تقديم فيصل الحفيان، معهد المخطوطات العربيّة، القاهرة 2001، ص 219

جامعة سيّدة اللويزة

ذوق مصبح · جامعيّة

المخطوطات المصوّرة: 408، بالسريانيّة والكرشونيّة والعربيّة وغيرها، بحسب مكتبة هيل.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, repository page: Notre Dame University, Louaize

جمعيّة المقاصد الخيريّة الإسلاميّة، المكتبة العامّة

بيروت · أخرى

230 مخطوطة و55 مجموعًا فيها 275 عنوانًا، بحسب دليل مكتبات المخطوطات (2001)، ص 215–216.

Source: دليل مكتبات المخطوطات في الوطن العربي، تحرير محمد محمد عارف، تقديم فيصل الحفيان، معهد المخطوطات العربيّة، القاهرة 2001، ص 215–216

دير سيّدة البلمند

الكورة (طرابلس) · أخرى

213 مادّة صوّرها متحف هيل، والرقم تقريبيّ بملاحظته، بالعربيّة واليونانيّة والسريانيّة، وأكثرها عربيّ.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, Repository: Dayr Sayyidat al-Balamand

كلّيّة اللاهوت للشرق الأدنى، المكتبة

بيروت · مدرسيّة

المخطوطات المصوّرة: 362، أكثرها بالعربيّة، ومعها الأرمنيّة والسريانيّة وغيرهما، بحسب مكتبة هيل.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, repository page: Near East School of Theology

مكتبات الجامعة الأميركيّة في بيروت

بيروت · جامعيّة

«نحو 1800 مخطوط»، أكثرها بالعربيّة، بعد 400 أضيفت سنة 2015 من مجموعة المعلوف، بحسب الجامعة.

Catalogue link Digitised manuscripts

Source: American University of Beirut, University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections: Manuscripts

مكتبة القدّيس بولس (جمعيّة المرسلين البولسيّين)

حريصا · أخرى

400 مخطوطة، 250 منها أصليّة والباقي مصوّر، بحسب دليل مكتبات المخطوطات (2001)، ص 220. المخطوطات: 407 بحسب مكتبة HMML (2022).

Digitised manuscripts

Source: دليل مكتبات المخطوطات في الوطن العربي، تحرير محمد محمد عارف، تقديم فيصل الحفيان، معهد المخطوطات العربيّة، القاهرة 2001، ص 220

مكتبة دير الشرفة

درعون، حريصا · أخرى

سبع مئة مخطوطة، بحسب دليل مكتبات المخطوطات (2001)، ص 217.

Catalogue link

Source: دليل مكتبات المخطوطات في الوطن العربي، تحرير محمد محمد عارف، تقديم فيصل الحفيان، معهد المخطوطات العربيّة، القاهرة 2001، ص 217

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Arabic programmes (6)

Publication venues (2)

Worked here (33)

Arthur Stanley Tritton Notable figure

Alfred Guillaume Notable figure

Alfred von Kremer Notable figure

André d'Alverny Notable figure

André Roman Notable figure

Augustin Rodet Notable figure

Edward Abbott Van Dyck Notable figure

Errico Vitto Notable figure

Esteban Lator Notable figure

Emanuel Mattsson Notable figure

Bayard Dodge Notable figure

Paul Joüon Notable figure

Peter Heath Notable figure

Pierre Paul Émile Guigues Notable figure

George Edward Post Notable figure

Joseph Heury Notable figure

Jules Blin Notable figure

Donat Vernier Notable figure

Desmond Stewart Notable figure

Roland Meynet Notable figure

Richard Bayly Winder Notable figure

Gregor Schoeler Notable figure

Volkhard Windfuhr Notable figure

Victor de Coppier Notable figure

Wilhelm Kutsch Notable figure

Philippe Cuche Notable figure

Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck Notable figure

Louis-Xavier Abougit Notable figure

Martin Hartmann Notable figure

Maurice Bouyges Notable figure

Harvey Porter Notable figure

Henri Fleisch Notable figure

Henri Lammens Notable figure

Arabic manuscripts (12)