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23 October 2026 · Jumada I 12, 1448 AH
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وما نَيْلُ المطالبِ بالتمنّي *** ولكن تُؤخَذُ الدُّنيا غِلابا
Source: أحمد شوقي
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الأصمعيّ
عبد الملك بن قُرَيب، راويةُ العرب وأحفظُ الناس للشعر واللغة في زمانه. عنه أُخذ كثيرٌ من اللغة المرويّة عن الأعراب، وله «الأصمعيّات» في مختار الشعر. تُوفّي سنة ٢١٦ للهجرة.
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Umar ibn al-Khattab
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Arabic for Non-Native Speakers — Enjaz Institute for Languages
Enjaz Institute for Languages (private)
Saudi Arabia · Riyadh
UniversityArabic and North African Studies Program (ARANAS)
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane — School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Morocco · Ifrane
UniversityIHU Summer Language School — Arabic, Ibn Haldun University
Ibn Haldun University
Türkiye · Istanbul
UniversityArabic, Basic Course 1 (distance)
University of Gothenburg
Online
UniversityTwo-Year Arabic Programme for Non-Native Speakers (Intermediate Diploma)
King Khalid University — Unit for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers
Saudi Arabia · Abha
UniversityLearn Arabic — Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Programmes
An-Najah National University — Institute for Arabic for Non-Native Speakers
Palestine · Nablus
UniversityLiteral Arabic — INALCO
Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO)
France · Paris
UniversityMiddle Eastern and Mediterranean Language Institute (MEDLI) – Arabic
University of Wisconsin–Madison (WISLI)
Online
UniversityLinguistic Preparation Diploma
Islamic University of Madinah — Institute for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers
Saudi Arabia · Madinah
UniversityPalestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS)
Birzeit University — Palestine and Arabic Studies (PAS)
Palestine · Birzeit
InstituteCentre de langue et de civilisation arabes (CLCA) — Institut du monde arabe
Institut du monde arabe
France · Paris
Online platformArabic for Beginners Specialization — Khalifa University (Coursera)
Khalifa University via Coursera
Online
Bodies that do research on Arabic: language academies, dictionary projects, research centres and computing labs, and manuscript centres — in the Arab world and beyond.
Arabic Language Academy on the World Wide Web (Makkah)
Online language academy offering linguistic rulings (fatawa), decisions and articles, and issuing a journal and publications on Arabic.
Saudi Arabia · Makkah
Dictionary projectCWALM – A lexical corpus-based model of Contemporary Written Arabic
Roma Tre University, with ILC-CNR "A. Zampolli" and IULM University
Corpus-based lexical model of contemporary written Arabic for lexicography and language teaching.
Italy · Rome
Dictionary projectAssociation of Arabic Lexicography (Tunis)
Lexicographic research on Arabic, especially the historical dictionary, through conferences and publications.
Tunisia · Tunis
Research centreIstituto per l'Oriente C. A. Nallino (IPOCAN)
Research institute on the Arab and Muslim world, with a specialised library and Arabic-studies journals.
Italy · Rome
Research centre Also teaches ArabicInstitute of Arab Research and Studies
Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)
A postgraduate institute of Arab studies, with a department of heritage and manuscript studies; holds symposia and publishes research in the humanities.
Egypt · Cairo
University centre Also teaches ArabicDepartamento de Estudios Árabes e Islámicos y Estudios Orientales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Research lines include the Arabic language, Moroccan Arabic, Arabic–Spanish translation and Arabic literature.
Spain · Madrid
University centreArabic Language and Literature Research Centre
Umm Al-Qura University
University centre supporting research and projects in Arabic language sciences and literature, and setting research priorities for the university and society.
Saudi Arabia · Makkah
Research chair Also teaches ArabicLehrstuhl für Arabistik und Semitistik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Arabic within the Semitic languages; responsible for the comparative-Semitic part of a historical Arabic dictionary with AUB, a Greek–Arabic dictionary of medieval translations, and the online Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics.
Germany · Erlangen
Research chairChair for Teaching Arabic to Speakers of Other Languages
Arabic Linguistics Institute, King Saud University
Research, authorship and publishing on teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, including teaching software, with workshops and conferences.
Saudi Arabia · Riyadh
Arabic computingComputer Research Center of Islamic Sciences (CRCIS – Noor)
Digitises Islamic-heritage sources, mostly Arabic, and builds text libraries and search tools.
Iran · Qom
Arabic computingCAMeL Lab (Computational Approaches to Modeling Language), NYU Abu Dhabi
New York University Abu Dhabi
Research lab in computational processing of Arabic and its dialects, developing CAMeL Tools and open corpora and resources.
United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
Manuscripts and editionsCentre of Arabic Documentation, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan
Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan
Founded by John Hunwick to microfilm, catalogue and study Arabic manuscripts from northern Nigeria; holds Arabic and Ajami collections.
Nigeria · Ibadan
For learners of Standard and Quranic Arabic: apps, websites and dictionaries, each with its level and language of instruction.
Memrise Limited
Over 400 topic-based lessons built on everyday phrases, with short videos of native speakers.
Bayyinah Institute
A self-paced video curriculum for understanding the Qur'an in Arabic, from grammar and morphology to rhetoric and surah analysis — for comprehension, not conversation.
Michigan State University (Sadam Issa and Ayman Mohamed)
A free university open textbook for first-semester Arabic with audio, self-check quizzes and six themed units; usable for self-study.
Yunus (Jonas) Andreasson
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