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The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage (Dictionary) (Dictionary) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Safa Khulusi, N. Shamaa, W.k. Davin
Creator: N.s. Doniach
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
List Price: $37.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 274682
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 461
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0198643217
Dewey Decimal Number: 492.7321
EAN: 9780198643210
ASIN: 0198643217
Publication Date: June 1, 1982
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Condition: New. First Edition. 21 x 14 cm. x, 461 pp. This convenient pocket dictionary--an abridged and updated edition of the acclaimed "Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage" (1972)--is designed for both the English-speaker learning Arabic and the Arabic-speaker learning English. It records the different levels of usage found in newspapers, radio, television, and films, providing major Arabic dialectal equivalents for familiar, colloquial, and slang words. Ideal for the student or traveler, the dictionary includes nearly 40,000 entries providing English headwords with multiple meanings and their nearest Arabic equivalent. For English speakers, vowels and diacritics are indicated in the Arabic text; irregular plurals of nouns and simple verb conjugations in the imperfect tense are given. The Arabic characters are clearly written for easy reading.
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A printer's error in the August 2005 printing of the Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage led to the majority of the diacritics being deleted, creating errors and rendering the dictionary unusable. These faulty books have all been recalled and are now completely replaced with new, corrected books. This convenient pocket dictionary--an abridged and updated edition of the acclaimed Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage--is designed for both the English speaker learning Arabic and the Arabic speaker learning English. It records the different levels of usage found in newspapers, radio, television, and films, providing major Arabic dialectal equivalents for familiar, colloquial, and slang words. Ideal for the student or traveler, the dictionary includes: * Nearly 40,000 entries providing English headwords with multiple meanings and their nearest Arabic equivalent * For Arabic speakers: phonetic equivalents for headwords, phrases illustrating unexpected and alien idioms, and explanations of headwords denoting concepts new to the Arab world * For English speakers: vowels and diacritics included in the Arabic text, irregular plurals of nouns, and simple verb conjugations in the imperfect tense * Meticulously transcribed Arabic characters for easy reading
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 Good dictionary November 22, 2007
Good dictionary. I had an Egyptian friend look it over and she said it was excellent. The type is very small.
 Defects November 10, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I ordered this dictionary twice, and both times it came with severe printing defects (dots missing on many Arabic letters, making everything unreadable). I finally returned it and am contemplating what other dictionary to buy. Content-wise, it also didn't look so impressive, there were a lot of words you would think it should have that weren't in there.
Do Not Buy This Dictionary August 21, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a terrible dictionary. Many of the words are spelled incorrectly and many of the definitions, while technically correct, are absolutely nonsensical.
 Shell out a little more for a lot more quality May 2, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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. Don't waste your money and your sanity on this version!
The best one I have found November 20, 2005
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is the best Arabic dictionary I have found so far, but I still have a couple complaints about it. There are a few things missing, like the names of countries, and sometimes the print is small and hard to read. The Al-Mawrid dictionary is more complete, but can be overwhelming, especially for new students, becuase when you look up an English word, it lists a whole bunch of Arabic words and it is hard to figure out which on is the right word. This dictionary, however, has very clear explaination on when to use what word. I would give it five stars if it were a little bit more comprehensive. For the serious Arabic student, this is the best English-Arabic dictionary out there.
For a companion to this, I suggest the Hans-Wehr. Someone complained that this dictionary only included English-Arabic, but that is common for serious acedemic dictionaries though, because it would be huge dictionary if both were included in one volume.
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