A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (Arabic / English)

This is a work of scholarship, accuracy and reliability that makes it one of the most significant contributions to Arabic lexicography. The practical arrangement of the entries and its comprehensiveness have made it the principal aid for the study of written Arabic. more

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From: Amazon
Posted: Dec-31-2008

Lucky purchase long ago

This is a great book; I've been using Wehr's dictionary ever since I took up Arabic more than forty years ago. I bought the 1966 edition brand new for $30--at that time, the most money I had ever spent on a single book. Now I see that the revised edition goes for $395. Book prices have...

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Posted: Oct-24-2005

Essential but the price is a crime

This is "the" dictionary for serious students, but it breaks my heart to see people paying so much for it, when it's available in the Middle East in HC for around $15.

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Posted: Dec-26-2004

Get the Paperback

My mother bought this for me for Christmas. She used the "available new and used" section to get it a little cheaper. She ended up paying $160 or so. When I put this on my wish list I thought that this hardcover version would be the Arabic-English/English-Arabic, considering that it was $175 and...

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