United States

Everything related to Arabic in United States: its institutions, professors and researchers, projects, books and activities, and its news and articles.

Institutions (41)

Universities, departments, institutes, schools and associations

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Arabic department (24)

Seattle, Washington

Arabic is taught at University of Washington (Arabic & Islamic Studies Program, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures), in Seattle, Washington. It offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

College Park, Maryland

Arabic is taught at College Park (Arabic Studies Program, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Maryland), in College Park, Maryland. It offers Bachelor's degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Monterey, California

Arabic is taught at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (Arabic Studies), in Monterey, California.

Reviewed: October 2026

East Lansing, Michigan

Arabic is taught at Michigan State University (Arabic, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures), in East Lansing, Michigan. It offers Bachelor's degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Tucson, Arizona

Arabic is taught at University of Arizona (Arabic Flagship Program), in Tucson, Arizona.

Reviewed: October 2026

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Arabic is taught at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Less Commonly Taught Languages Program, Department of Linguistics), in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

Reviewed: October 2026

Claremont, California

Arabic is taught at Claremont McKenna College (Arabic Language Program, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures), in Claremont, California.

Reviewed: October 2026

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Arabic is taught at Harvard University (Arabic Program, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations), in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It offers Bachelor's and PhD degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Chicago, Illinois

Arabic is taught at University of Chicago (Arabic Language and Literature, Department of Middle Eastern Studies), in Chicago, Illinois.

Reviewed: October 2026

Norman, Oklahoma

Arabic is taught at University of Oklahoma (Arabic Program), in Norman, Oklahoma. It offers Bachelor's degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026
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Charleston, South Carolina

Arabic is taught at College of Charleston (Arabic program (Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies)), in Charleston, South Carolina.

Reviewed: October 2026

Washington, D.C.

Arabic is taught at Georgetown University (Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies), in Washington, D.C.. It offers Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Logan, Utah

Arabic is taught at Utah State University (Department of World Languages and Cultures), in Logan, Utah.

Reviewed: October 2026

Princeton, New Jersey

Arabic is taught at Princeton University (Department of Near Eastern Studies), in Princeton, New Jersey.

Reviewed: October 2026

Ithaca, New York

Arabic is taught at Cornell University (Department of Near Eastern Studies), in Ithaca, New York.

Reviewed: October 2026

New York

Arabic is taught at New York University (Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies), in New York.

Reviewed: October 2026

Austin, Texas

Arabic is taught at The University of Texas at Austin (Department of Middle Eastern Studies), in Austin, Texas. It offers Bachelor's degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Arabic is taught at University of Michigan (Department of Middle East Studies), in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It offers Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Columbus, Ohio

Arabic is taught at The Ohio State University (Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures), in Columbus, Ohio. It offers Bachelor's degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

New Haven, Connecticut

Arabic is taught at Yale University (Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations), in New Haven, Connecticut. It offers Bachelor's and PhD degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Bloomington, Indiana

Arabic is taught at Indiana University Bloomington (Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures), in Bloomington, Indiana.

Reviewed: October 2026

Berkeley, California

Arabic is taught at Berkeley (Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California), in Berkeley, California. It offers Bachelor's degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Charlottesville, Virginia

Arabic is taught at University of Virginia (Department of Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages and Cultures), in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Reviewed: October 2026

Tucson, Arizona

Arabic is taught at University of Arizona (School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies), in Tucson, Arizona.

Reviewed: October 2026

Arabic language institute (2)

Arlington, Virginia

Arabic is taught at U.S. Department of State (Foreign Service Institute), in Arlington, Virginia.

Reviewed: October 2026

Monterey, California

Arabic is taught at Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), in Monterey, California.

Reviewed: October 2026

School teaching Arabic (2)

Bemidji, Minnesota

Arabic is taught at Concordia College (Al-Waha Arabic Language Village, Concordia Language Villages), in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Reviewed: October 2026

Middlebury, Vermont

Arabic is taught at Middlebury College (Arabic School, Middlebury Language Schools), in Middlebury, Vermont. It offers Master's degrees.

Reviewed: October 2026

Cultural centre (4)

Provo, Utah

Arabic is taught at Brigham Young University (National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC)), in Provo, Utah.

Reviewed: October 2026

Baltimore, Maryland

Arabic is taught at Johns Hopkins University (Arabic Program, Center for Language Education), in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviewed: October 2026

Stanford, California

Arabic is taught at Stanford University (Arabic Language Program, Stanford Language Center), in Stanford, California.

Reviewed: October 2026

Tucson, Arizona

Arabic is taught at University of Arizona (Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)), in Tucson, Arizona.

Reviewed: October 2026

Association or society (9)

Association founded in 1963 for teachers and scholars of Arabic language pedagogy, linguistics and literature; publishes the journal Al-'Arabiyya and holds an annual panel alongside MESA.

Reviewed: October 2026
Association or society

Non-profit founded in 1988 to encourage research in modern Arabic linguistics; organises the Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics (39th at Indiana University, March 2026).

Reviewed: October 2026

Association of Arabic teachers in Georgia, incorporated in 2011 to share professional teaching practice; a partner of the Arabic Teachers Council of the South. No dated activity of its own found after 2011.

Reviewed: October 2026

Division of the American Translators Association, created in 2012, for translators and interpreters working from and into Arabic.

Reviewed: October 2026

Umbrella council for K-16 Arabic teachers in the southern US states, hosted by the Atlanta Global Studies Center; offers professional development and cultural events.

Reviewed: October 2026

Council of Arabic teachers in Southern California hosted by the California World Language Project at Occidental College; ran an annual cultural day. No activity found after 2018.

Reviewed: October 2026

Council serving K-12 Arabic teachers in the Chicago area, hosted by the University of Chicago's Center for Middle Eastern Studies; runs workshops and an annual conference on teaching Arabic as a foreign language.

Reviewed: October 2026
Association or society

Forum for Arabic teachers in New York to network and share teaching approaches, one of the councils supported by Qatar Foundation International. No recent dated activity found.

Reviewed: October 2026
Association or society

Council for Arabic teachers in the Washington area, hosted by George Washington University's Institute for Middle East Studies; held its second annual Arabic Language Education Forum in May 2025.

Reviewed: October 2026

Arabic programmes (14)

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

University

Intensive Arabic Language Program (Summer) — The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University — Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures

United States · Columbus

Accredited Online Reviewed: November 2026
University

Master in Arabic — Middlebury Language Schools

Middlebury College — Language Schools

United States · Vermont

Accredited In person and online Scholarships Reviewed: November 2026
University

Arabic Summer Institute (ASI) — University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin — Department of Middle Eastern Studies

United States · Austin

Accredited Online Scholarships Reviewed: November 2026
University

Arabic Summer Language Institute — University of Maryland

University of Maryland — School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

United States · College Park

Accredited In person and online Reviewed: November 2026
University

Arabic Flagship Program — Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University, part of The Language Flagship

United States · Bloomington

Accredited In person Scholarships Reviewed: October 2026
University

Middlebury Language Schools — Arabic School (Summer Immersion)

Middlebury College — Language Schools

United States · Vermont

Accredited In person Scholarships Reviewed: November 2026
University

Summer Language Institute: Arabic — University of Virginia

University of Virginia

United States · Charlottesville

Accredited Online Reviewed: November 2026
University

Summer Arabic Language Institute — American Islamic College

American Islamic College

United States · Chicago

Accredited Online Reviewed: November 2026
National body

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) — Arabic

U.S. Department of State

United States

Accredited In person and online Scholarships Reviewed: November 2026
University

Columbia Arabic Summer Program (CASP)

Columbia University – Summer Session

United States · New York

Certificate of completion In person Reviewed: November 2026
University

Summer Language Workshop: Arabic – Indiana University

Indiana University – Hamilton Lugar School

United States · Bloomington

Certificate of completion Online Reviewed: November 2026
Institute

Al-Wāḥa Arabic Language Village

Concordia Language Villages

United States · Bemidji, Minnesota

Accredited In person Scholarships Reviewed: October 2026
University

Arizona Arabic Flagship Program

University of Arizona

United States · Tucson

Accredited In person Scholarships Reviewed: October 2026
University

Arabic at the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Georgetown

Georgetown University

United States · واشنطن

Accredited In person Reviewed: October 2026
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Publication venues (24)

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

Peer-reviewed journal Teaching Arabic as a foreign language

Al-'Arabiyya: Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic

American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)

United States · Arabic and others

ISSN: 2375-4036

International Reviewed: October 2026
Refereed book series Conference proceedings series

Proceedings of the Arabic Natural Language Processing Conference (ArabicNLP)

Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL Anthology)

United States · About Arabic

Conference papers International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Journal of the American Oriental Society (JAOS)

American Oriental Society

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2169-2289

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Refereed book series

Library of Arabic Literature

NYU Press (with the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute)

United States · Arabic and others

No submissions International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition (JALT)

Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition (ISSN registry: University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Modern Languages; site now hosted by the University of Michigan)

United States · Arabic and others

ISSN: 1542-3921

Online only International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (JNCOLCTL)

National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2689-2979

DOAJ Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Journal of Near Eastern Studies (JNES)

University of Chicago Press

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 1545-6978

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Mamlūk Studies Review (MSR)

Middle East Documentation Center (MEDOC), University of Chicago

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 1947-2404

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā: The Journal of Middle East Medievalists

Middle East Medievalists (hosted by Columbia University Libraries)

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2769-2922

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association (JIQSA)

De Gruyter Brill (formerly Lockwood Press) for the International Qur'anic Studies Association

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2474-8420

International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Arab Studies Journal

Arab Studies Institute (affiliated with Georgetown University CCAS)

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2328-9627

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Arab Studies Quarterly

Pluto Journals for the Association of Arab-American University Graduates / Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2043-6920

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES)

Cambridge University Press for the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA)

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 1471-6380

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Review of Middle East Studies (RoMES)

Cambridge University Press for MESA

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2329-3225

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Maarav: A Journal for the Study of the Northwest Semitic Languages and Literatures

University of Chicago Press on behalf of ASOR

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2836-7103

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies (JIMS)

Indiana University Press

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2470-7074

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

The Muslim World

Wiley (Hartford International University)

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 1478-1913

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

American Journal of Islam and Society (AJIS)

International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2690-3733

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS)

John Benjamins for the American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association (ATISA)

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 1876-2700

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Foreign Language Annals

Wiley for ACTFL

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 1944-9720

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

The Modern Language Journal

Wiley for the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 1540-4781

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

Linguistic Inquiry

The MIT Press

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 1530-9150

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Peer-reviewed journal

ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing (TALLIP)

Association for Computing Machinery

United States · About Arabic

ISSN: 2375-4702

Multidisciplinary International Reviewed: October 2026
Refereed book series

Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies (RAIS)

Lockwood Press

United States · About Arabic

Multidisciplinary No submissions International Reviewed: October 2026
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Masters of Arabic from beyond the Arab world (21)

Scholars from beyond the Arab world whose origins lie in this country or its people, and who served the Arabic language – in grammar, lexicography, editing texts, literature or teaching; each page cites its source.

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A

Alan S. Kaye Notable figure

1944–2007

Dialectology

Dialectologist; A Dictionary of Nigerian Arabic (1982)

Worked in the United Arab Emirates

E

Ernest N. McCarus Notable figure

1922–2022

Teaching Arabic

Teacher of Arabic; co-author of a standard US textbook

E

Edward Abbott Van Dyck Notable figure

1846–1938

Literature and bibliography

Bibliographer; author of Iktifaʾ al-qanuʿ (1896)

Worked in Lebanon and Egypt

B

Bayard Dodge Notable figure

1888–1972

Translation

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

Worked in Lebanon and Egypt

P

Peter Heath Notable figure

1949–2014

Literature and poetry

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

Worked in Palestine, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates

C

Charles Albert Ferguson Notable figure

1921–1998

Sociolinguistics and dialects

Linguist; author of 'Diglossia' (1959)

J

J Milton Cowan Notable figure

1907–1993

Lexicography

Lexicographer; English edition of Hans Wehr (1961)

George Edward Post

George Edward Post Notable figure

1838–1909

Scientific terminology

Wrote medical and botanical textbooks in Arabic in Beirut

Worked in Lebanon

J

Jonathan Owens Notable figure

b. 1951

Grammar and dialects

Linguist; Early Arabic Grammatical Theory (1990)

Worked in Germany

J

James T. Monroe Notable figure

Literature and poetry

Hispano-Arabic poetry anthology; translated al-Saraqusti

Richard James Horatio Gottheil

Richard James Horatio Gottheil Notable figure

1862–1936

Text editing

Editor of Abu Zayd al-Ansari's Kitab al-Matar (1895)

R

Richard Bayly Winder Notable figure

1920–1988

Teaching Arabic

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

Worked in Lebanon

S

Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych Notable figure

b. 1950

Literature and poetry

Classical poetry; The Mute Immortals Speak (1993)

K

Karin C. Ryding Notable figure

Grammar

A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic (2005)

Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck

Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck Notable figure

1818–1895

Prosody

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

Worked in Lebanon

K

Kristen Brustad Notable figure

Teaching Arabic

Co-author of Al-Kitaab fii Taʿallum al-ʿArabiyya (1995–)

M

Marilyn Booth Notable figure

b. 1955

Translation

Translator of Celestial Bodies; women's writing

Worked in the United Kingdom

M

Michael Keith Brame Notable figure

1944–2010

Phonetics and dialects

Arabic phonology, his MIT doctoral thesis (1970)

H

Harvey Porter Notable figure

1845–1923

Lexicography

Lexicographer; English-Arabic dictionary with Wortabet

Worked in Lebanon

W

Wallace M. Erwin Notable figure

1921–2011

Phonetics and dialects

Georgetown professor; reference grammar of Iraqi Arabic

W

Wheeler M. Thackston Notable figure

b. 1944

Teaching Arabic

Introduction to Koranic and Classical Arabic (1994)

Listing criteria for this directory (in Arabic)

Worked here (31)

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

A

Arthur Jeffery Notable figure

1892–1959

Philology and Semitics

Author of The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qur'an (1938)

From Australia; worked in India, Egypt and the United States

A

Annemarie Schimmel Notable figure

1922–2003

Literature and poetry

Translator of modern Arabic poetry into German (1975)

From Germany; worked in Türkiye and the United States

A

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

Alois Richard Nykl

Alois Richard Nykl Notable figure

1885–1958

Literature and poetry

Scholar of Hispano-Arabic poetry; edited Ibn Quzman (1933)

From Czechia; worked in the United States

I

Ilse Lichtenstadter Notable figure

1907–1991

Literature and poetry

Scholar of early Arabic poetry; editor of Kitab al-Muhabbar

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

Enno Littmann

Enno Littmann Notable figure

1875–1958

Phonetics and dialects

Translator of the Thousand and One Nights; dialectologist

From Germany; worked in Egypt and the United States

B

Beatrice Gruendler Notable figure

b. 1964

Literature and poetry

Classical literature; The Development of the Arabic Scripts

From Germany; worked in the United States

P

Pierre Cachia Notable figure

1921–2017

Lexicography and literature

Lexicographer; author of a dictionary of grammatical terms

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

J

Jaroslav Stetkevych Notable figure

1929–2021

Philology and literature

Philologist; author of The Modern Arabic Literary Language

From Ukraine; worked in the United States

G

Georg Krotkoff Notable figure

b. 1925

Lexicography

Arabic professor; Arabic–German pocket dictionary (1980)

From Austria; worked in the United States

Giorgio Levi Della Vida

Giorgio Levi Della Vida Notable figure

1886–1967

Text editing

Professor of Arabic in Rome; editor of Ibn al-Kalbi (1928)

From Italy; worked in the United States

J

Joseph de Somogyi Notable figure

1899–1976

Literature and poetry

Scholar of al-Damiri's Hayat al-hayawan and Arabic adab

From Hungary; worked in the United States

J

John Owen Hunwick Notable figure

1936–2015

Manuscript cataloguing

Arabic Literature of Africa; West African Arabic manuscripts

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

J

Julio Cortés Soroa Notable figure

1924–2009

Lexicography

Lexicographer; Diccionario de árabe culto moderno (1996)

From Spain; worked in Syria and the United States

D

Duncan Black Macdonald Notable figure

1863–1943

Literature and poetry

Ibn Khaldun selection, glossary (1905); the Arabian Nights

From the United Kingdom; worked in the United States

R

Roger Allen Notable figure

b. 1942

Literature and poetry

Historian of the Arabic novel; The Arabic Novel (1982)

From the United Kingdom; worked in the United States

Rudolf Ernst Brünnow

Rudolf Ernst Brünnow Notable figure

1858–1917

Language texts and teaching

Editor of Ibn Faris's al-Itbaʿ wa-l-muzawaja (1906)

From Germany; worked in the United States

S

Seeger A. Bonebakker Notable figure

1923–2005

Rhetoric and poetics

Editor of Qudama ibn Jaʿfar's Naqd al-shiʿr (1956)

From the Netherlands; worked in the United States

S

Shelomo Dov Goitein Notable figure

1900–1985

Text editing

Edited Baladhuri's Ansab V; Yemeni Arabic proverbs

From Germany; worked in Palestine and the United States

S

Shawkat M. Toorawa Notable figure

b. 1963

Literature and poetry

Writerly culture; Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur (2005)

From Mauritius; worked in the United States

G

Gustave E. von Grunebaum Notable figure

1909–1972

Literature and poetry

Scholar of early Arabic poetry and literary criticism

From Austria; worked in the United States

F

Franz Rosenthal Notable figure

1914–2003

Philology and Semitics

Yale Semitist; translator of Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah

From Germany; worked in the United States

Wolf Leslau

Wolf Leslau Notable figure

1906–2006

Semitic philology

Semitist; Arabic loanwords in the Ethiopian languages

From Poland; worked in France and the United States

W

Wolfhart Heinrichs Notable figure

1941–2014

Rhetoric and poetics

Rhetorician; The Hand of the Northwind (1977)

From Germany; worked in the United States

W

Wilhelm Hoenerbach Notable figure

1911–1991

Literature and poetry

Scholar of the zajal of Ibn Quzman and Safi al-Din al-Hilli

From Germany; worked in the United States

M

Meïr M. Bravmann Notable figure

1909–1977

Grammar

Author of Studies in Arabic and General Syntax (1953)

From Germany; worked in the United States

M

Marsden Jones Notable figure

1920–1992

Text editing

Editor of al-Waqidi; bibliographer of Egyptian writers

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

M

Max Schloessinger Notable figure

1877–1944

Text editing

Editor of Ibn Kaysan on the Muʿallaqa of ʿAmr (1901)

From Germany; worked in the United States and Palestine

M

Michael George Carter Notable figure

b. 1939

Arabic grammatical tradition

Grammarian; Sibawayhi (2004), Sibawayhi's Principles (2016)

From the United Kingdom; worked in Australia, the United States and Norway

S

Sir Hamilton A. R. Gibb Notable figure

1895–1971

Literature and poetry

Professor of Arabic, Oxford; Arabic Literature (1926)

From the United Kingdom; worked in the United States

J

Joseph Schacht Notable figure

1902–1969

Text editing

Editor of al-Khassaf's Kitab al-hiyal (1923)

From Germany; worked in Egypt, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States

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Arabic words in its language (42)

Words in the country's language that come from Arabic, each with its source

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admiral from أمير الـ

الإنجليزيّة

أميرُ البحر، قائدُ الأسطول

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة القديمة، وهي «أمير الـ» مقتطعةً من تراكيب مثل «أمير المؤمنين»

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «admiral»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1175–1225; Middle English, variant of amiral < Old French < Arabic amīr al commander of the; -d- < Medieval Latin admīrābilis mundī for Arabic amīr al-mu'minīn commander of the faithful»

alchemy from الكيمياء

الإنجليزيّة

الخيمياء

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة القديمة واللاتينيّة الوسيطة، والعربيّة أخذتها من اليونانيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «alchemy»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1375–1425; from Old French alquemie, from Medieval Latin alchymia, from Arabic al “the” + kīmiyā', from Greek chēmeía»

alcohol from الكُحل

الإنجليزيّة

الكحول

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة والحديثة، وأصلُ معناها مسحوقُ الإثمد

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «alcohol»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1535–45; < New Latin < Medieval Latin < Arabic al-kuḥl the powdered antimony, the distillate»

alcove from القُبَّة

الإنجليزيّة

تجويفٌ في الجدار أو مُخدع

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة والإسبانيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «alcove»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1670–80; < French alcôve < Spanish alcoba < Arabic al-qubbah the dome»

algebra from الجبر

الإنجليزيّة

علمُ الجبر

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «algebra»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1535–45; < Medieval Latin < Arabic al-jabr literally, restoration»

algorithm from الخوارزميّ

الإنجليزيّة

خوارزميّة: خطواتُ حلٍّ محدّدة

صيغةٌ من algorism نسبةً إلى الخوارزميّ، عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة، وتأثّرت باليونانيّة arithmós «عدد»

Source: Dictionary.com – مدخلا «algorithm» و«algorism»

Its words on the origin: «algorithm: variant of algorism, by association with Greek arithmós “number”. algorism: from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic al “the” + kh(u)wārizmī (surname of a 9th-century Muslim mathematician)»

alkali from القِلْي

الإنجليزيّة

القَلَويّ

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة الوسيطة، والقِلْي رمادُ نباتٍ ملحيّ

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «alkali»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1300–50; Middle English alkaly < Middle French alcali < dialectal Arabic al-qalī, variant of Arabic qily saltwort ashes»

almanac from المَناخ

الإنجليزيّة

التقويمُ السنويّ

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة من عربيّة الأندلس، والمعجمُ لا يقطع بأصل الكلمة العربيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «almanac»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1350–1400; Middle English almenak < Medieval Latin almanach < Spanish Arabic al the + manākh calendar < ?»

amber from عَنْبَر

الإنجليزيّة

الكهرمان

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة القديمة واللاتينيّة الوسيطة، وكان العنبرُ اسمَ مادّةٍ أخرى

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «amber»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1350–1400; Middle English ambre < Old French < Medieval Latin ambra < Arabic ʿanbar ambergris»

apricot from البَرْقوق

الإنجليزيّة

المشمش

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة والبرتغاليّة أو الإسبانيّة، والعربيّة أخذتها من اليونانيّة عن اللاتينيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «apricot»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1545–55; < Middle French abricot < Portuguese albricoque or Spanish albar(i)coque < Arabic al the + barqūq < Medieval Greek < Late Latin praecocquum»

arsenal from دار الصِّناعة

الإنجليزيّة

مستودعُ السلاح

دخلت عن طريق الإيطاليّة (لهجة البندقيّة) والفرنسيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «arsenal»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1500–10; (< Middle French) < Italian arzanale < Upper Italian (Venetian) arzanà dockyard < Arabic dār ṣināʿah workshop (literally, house of handwork)»

assassin from حشّاشين

الإنجليزيّة

قاتلٌ غِيلةً

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «assassin»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1525–35; < Medieval Latin assassinī (plural) < Arabic ḥashshāshīn eaters of hashish»

azimuth from السُّموت

الإنجليزيّة

زاويةُ السَّمت

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «azimuth»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1350–1400; Middle English azimut < Middle French ≪ Arabic as sumūt the ways (i.e., directions)»

candy from قَنْديّ

الإنجليزيّة

الحلوى

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة الوسيطة، والعربيّة أخذتها من الفارسيّة عن السنسكريتيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «candy»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1225–75; Middle English candi < Middle French sucre candi; candi ≪ Arabic qandī < Persian qandi sugar < Sanskrit khaṇḍakaḥ»

carat from قِيراط

الإنجليزيّة

القيراط

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة، والعربيّة أخذتها من اليونانيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «carat»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1545–55; < Medieval Latin carratus < Arabic qīrāṭ weight of 4 grains < Greek kerátion carob bean»

checkmate from شاه مات

الإنجليزيّة

كِشّ ملِك المُنهي للعبة

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة الوسيطة، والعبارةُ فارسيّةٌ في أصلها

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «checkmate»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1300–50; Middle English chek mat(e), from Middle French escec mat, from Arabic shāh māt, from Persian: literally, “the king (is) checked, nonplussed”»

cipher from صِفْر

الإنجليزيّة

الرقم؛ والشيفرة

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة، والعربيّة ترجمت بها السنسكريتيّة śūnyā «الفارغ»

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «cipher»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1350–1400; Middle English siphre, from Medieval Latin ciphra, from Arabic ṣifr “empty, zero”; translation of Sanskrit śūnyā “empty”»

coffee from قَهْوة

الإنجليزيّة

القهوة

دخلت عن طريق الإيطاليّة والتركيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «coffee»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1590–1600; < Italian caffè < Turkish kahve < Arabic qahwah»

cotton from قُطْن

الإنجليزيّة

القطن

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة القديمة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «cotton»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1250–1300; Middle English cotoun, from Old French coton, from Arabic quṭun, quṭn»

crimson from قِرْمِزيّ

الإنجليزيّة

الأحمرُ القاني

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «crimson»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1375–1425; late Middle English cremesin, from Medieval Latin cremesīnus, ultimately from Arabic qirmizī»

elixir from الإكسير

الإنجليزيّة

الإكسير، دواءٌ عجيب

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة، والعربيّة أخذتها من اليونانيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «elixir»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Arabic al iksīr alchemical preparation < Late Greek xḗrion drying powder»

gazelle from غَزالة

الإنجليزيّة

الغزال

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «gazelle»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1575–85; < French; Old French gazel < Arabic ghazāla»

giraffe from زَرافة

الإنجليزيّة

الزرافة

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة والإيطاليّة، وأصلُها قبل العربيّة غيرُ مؤكّد

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «giraffe»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1585–95; from French girafe, from Italian giraffa, from dialectal Arabic zirāfah; further origin uncertain»

jar from جَرَّة

الإنجليزيّة

وعاءٌ أو مَرْطَبان

طريقُ دخولها غيرُ محسوم: الفرنسيّة أو الإسبانيّة والبرتغاليّة أو اللاتينيّة الوسيطة، وكلُّها تنتهي إلى العربيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «jar»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1585–95; Middle English jarre, possibly from Old French jarre, from Spanish or Portuguese jarra, or from Medieval Latin jarra, from Old Provençal jarra, from Arabic jarrah “earthen water vessel”»

lute from العُود

الإنجليزيّة

العود، آلةٌ وتريّة

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة والبروفنساليّة القديمة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «lute»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1325–75; Middle English lut(e), from Middle French, Old French leut, lut, from Old Provençal laut, from Arabic al ʿūd»

magazine from مَخازن (جمع مَخْزَن)

الإنجليزيّة

مجلّة؛ وأصلُها المخزن

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة والإيطاليّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «magazine»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1575–85; from French magasin, from Italian magazzino “warehouse, depot” from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan “storehouse”»

mattress from مَطْرَح

الإنجليزيّة

فِراشُ السرير

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة القديمة والإيطاليّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «mattress»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1250–1300; Middle English materas < Old French < Italian materasso < Arabic maṭraḥ mat, cushion»

mohair from مُخَيَّر

الإنجليزيّة

صوفُ ماعز الأنقرة

دخلت عن طريق الإيطاليّة، وتغيّر لفظُها بالتأويل الشعبيّ

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «mohair»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1560–70; variant (by folk etymology) of earlier mocayare < Italian moccaiaro < Arabic mukhayyar literally, chosen, choice»

monsoon from مَوْسِم

الإنجليزيّة

الرياح الموسميّة

دخلت عن طريق الهولنديّة والبرتغاليّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «monsoon»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1575–85; from obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim “season,” noun derivative of wasama “to mark”»

nadir from نَظير (السَّمْت)

الإنجليزيّة

النقطةُ المقابلة للسمت؛ والحضيض

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة الوسيطة واللاتينيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «nadir»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1350–1400; Middle English nadir, from Middle French nadir, from Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic naẓīr (as-samt) “opposite (the zenith)”»

orange from نارَنْج

الإنجليزيّة

البرتقال

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة القديمة، والعربيّة أخذتها من الفارسيّة عن السنسكريتيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «orange»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1300–50; Middle English, Old French orenge, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāraṅga»

safari from سَفَر

الإنجليزيّة

رحلةٌ في البرّيّة لمشاهدة الحيوان

دخلت عن طريق السواحيليّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «safari»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1885–90; < Swahili < Arabic safar journey»

saffron from زَعْفَران

الإنجليزيّة

الزعفران

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة القديمة واللاتينيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «saffron»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1150–1200; Middle English saffran, Old French safran < Medieval Latin saffrānum < Arabic zaʿfarān»

sofa from صُفَّة

الإنجليزيّة

أريكة

دخلت عن طريق التركيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «sofa»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1615–25; < Turkish < Arabic ṣuffah platform used as a seat»

spinach from إسفاناخ

الإنجليزيّة

السبانخ

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة واللاتينيّة الوسيطة، وقد تكون العربيّة أخذتها من الفارسيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «spinach»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1400–50; Middle English spinache, from Anglo-French, from Old French espinache, from Medieval Latin spinargium, ultimately from Arabic isfānākh, isfināj, perhaps from Persian isfānāj»

sugar from سُكَّر

الإنجليزيّة

السكّر

دخلت عن طريق الفرنسيّة واللاتينيّة الوسيطة والإيطاليّة، ويقرنها المعجم بالفارسيّة «شَكَر»

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «sugar»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1250–1300; Middle English sugre, sucre < Middle French sucre < Medieval Latin succārum < Italian zucchero < Arabic sukkar; obscurely akin to Persian shakar»

syrup from شَراب

الإنجليزيّة

الشراب المحلّى

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة والفرنسيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «syrup»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1350–1400; < Medieval Latin syrupus < Arabic sharāb a drink; replacing Middle English sirop < Middle French»

talc from طَلْق

الإنجليزيّة

الطَّلق، معدنٌ ليّن

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة، والعربيّة أخذتها من الفارسيّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «talc»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1595–1605; < Medieval Latin talcum < Arabic ṭalq mica < Persian talk»

tamarind from تَمْر هِنديّ

الإنجليزيّة

التمر الهنديّ

دخلت عن طريق اللاتينيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «tamarind»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1525–35; < Medieval Latin tamarindus ≪ Arabic tamr hindī literally, Indian date»

tariff from تَعْرِيفة

الإنجليزيّة

تعرِفةٌ جمركيّة

دخلت عن طريق الإيطاليّة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «tariff»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1585–95; earlier tariffa, from Italian, from Arabic taʿrīfah, derivative of ʿarrafa “to make known”»

zenith from سَمْت (الرأس)

الإنجليزيّة

سمتُ الرأس؛ والذروة

دخلت عن طريق الإسبانيّة القديمة واللاتينيّة الوسيطة، بقراءةٍ خاطئةٍ لـ«سمت»

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «zenith»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1350–1400; Middle English cenith < Medieval Latin < Old Spanish zenit, scribal error for zemt < Arabic samt road (compare Arabic samt ar-rās road above one's head)»

zero from صِفْر

الإنجليزيّة

الصفر

دخلت عن طريق الإيطاليّة واللاتينيّة الوسيطة

Source: Dictionary.com (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) – مدخل «zero»، قسم Origin

Its words on the origin: «1595–1605; < Italian < Medieval Latin zephirum < Arabic ṣifr cipher»

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متحف ومكتبة هيل للمخطوطات (HMML)

كوليجفيل، مينيسوتا · مشروع رقمنة

لا يقتني المخطوطات العربيّة وإنّما يرقمنها في مكانها، ومنها خزائن أسريّة في القدس، ومجموعات في العراق وسوريا ولبنان واليمن ومالي، ويتيحها في قاعة القراءة vHMML.

Catalogue link Digitised manuscripts

Source: HMML: HMML completes cataloging of Khalidi Library manuscript collection (hmml.org)

مجموعة عزيز سوريال عطيّة، مكتبة ماريوت بجامعة يوتا

سولت ليك سيتي · جامعيّة

770 وثيقة عربيّة على البرديّ، وأكثر من 1300 على الورق، وقطعٌ على الرقّ، بحسب Digital Classicist. وهي الأكبر من نوعها في الولايات المتّحدة بحسب الوصف، وليست مخطوطات كتب أوّلًا.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Digital Classicist Wiki: Arabic Papyrus, Parchment & Paper Collection at the J. Willard Marriott Library

مكتبات جامعة بنسلفانيا (مركز كيسلاك ومركز كاتز)

فيلادلفيا · جامعيّة

المخطوطات العربيّة في مركز كاتز للدراسات اليهوديّة المتقدّمة: 71، ومعها مخطوطات عربيّة مشتركة مع السامريّة والقبطيّة والعبريّة، وعربيّة بحروف عبريّة.

Digitised manuscripts

Source: Penn Libraries, Middle Eastern Studies Collection; OPenn, Manuscripts of the Muslim World

مكتبة الكونغرس (قسم أفريقيا والشرق الأوسط)

واشنطن

مجموعةُ المنصوريّ، أكبرُ مجموعاتها العربيّة، تضمّ «نحو 1500 إلى 2000 مخطوطة» بحسب المكتبة.

Catalogue link

Source: Library of Congress, «Arabic Language Rare Materials Collection – About this Collection»

مكتبة باينكي للكتب النادرة والمخطوطات (جامعة ييل)

نيو هيفن

«نحو 4000» مجلّد بالعربية والفارسية والتركية العثمانية معًا. ولا يذكر المصدر عدد العربية منها وحدها.

Source: Yale University Library, Research Guide «Near East Collection: About»

مكتبة جامعة برنستون (مخطوطات العالم الإسلاميّ)

برنستون (نيوجيرسي)

«قرابةُ 10,000 مجلّدٍ» من المخطوطات العربيّة والفارسيّة والتركيّة العثمانيّة وغيرها بالحرف العربيّ، بحسب المكتبة (2015)، وأكثرُها بالعربيّة.

Catalogue link

Source: Princeton University Library, «Expanded Digitization of Islamic Manuscripts» (2015)

مكتبة جامعة كاليفورنيا في لوس أنجلوس، المجموعات الخاصّة

لوس أنجلوس · جامعيّة

المخطوطات بالعربيّة والفارسيّة والتركيّة العثمانيّة: 8000 على الأقلّ، بحسب خبر المكتبة في 2022.

Catalogue link Digitised manuscripts

Source: UCLA Library: Into the Light – Expanding Access to Middle Eastern Manuscripts (30 Sep 2022)

مكتبة جامعة ميشيغان (مجموعة المخطوطات الإسلامية)

آن آربر

أكثر من 1800 نصّ، منها أكثر من 1374 نصًّا عربيًّا، في ما يزيد قليلًا على 1100 مجلّد.

Catalogue link

Source: University of Michigan Library, Research Guide «Islamic Manuscripts Collection: About»

مكتبة هوتون (جامعة هارفارد)

كامبريدج (ماساتشوستس)

«مئات» من مخطوطات الشرق الأوسط، والعربية أكثرها. ولا يذكر المصدر عددًا محدّدًا.

Catalogue link

Source: Harvard Library, Research Guide «Middle Eastern Studies: Manuscripts»

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