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Islamic languages

Welcome - Merhaba - أهلا وسهلا - Hoşgeldiniz - خوش آمدید ! This guide focuses on useful sources for the study of the Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu Languages taught at the McGill Institute of Islamic Studies.

Dictionaries

Digital collections

Dar al-Mandumah provides access to a series of databases with full-text content of Arabic scientific conferences, dissertations and academic journals from 1921 to present day.

International Children’s Digital Library gives free online access web site for more than 4649 illustrated books for online viewing in 61 language.

Kotobarabia Arabic E-Library gives online access to more than 3,500 contemporary and classic Arabic books from Egypt. Works in the collection are divided into 29 thematic categories and several subcategories, and are both full-image and full-text searchable.

Encyclopedias

Librarian

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Learning tools

al-Bab is a blog aiming to be an open door to the Arab World. Numerous posts focus on Arabic Language learning and refer to interesting online resources.

ArabicPod101 is an Arabic teaching application offering audio and video lessons, dynamic learning tools, and interactive forums.

Al Jazeera Learning Arabic is a free open educational site, aims to teach and spread the Arabic language as a bridge for human communication and cultural understanding.

Applications

Arabic Almanac makes Lane’s Lexicon Arabic dictionary accessible on the App store for iOS devices.

Almaany.com (معجم المعاني عربي عربي) is an Arabic to Arabic Dictionary only available on the App Store for iOS devices.

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