List of Arabic dictionaries


The following is a list of notable Arabic dictionaries.
TitleAuthorDateVocabularyNotes
Kitab al-Ayn
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
8th century
Kitab al-Jim Kitab al-Lughat or Kitab al-HurufAbu Amr al-Shaybani
8-9th century
Al-Jamhara al-Lugha Al-Jamhara fi al-Lugha Ibn Duraid
9-10th century
  • The dictionary was inspired in part by the earlier dictionary Kitab al-Ayn of al-Farahidi.
Tahdhib al-LughaAbu Manshur al-Azhari al-Harawi
10th century
Al-Muhit fi al-LughaAl-Sahib ibn Abbad
10th century
Taj al-Lugha wa Sihah al-Arabiyyashorter title: Taj al-Lugha or al-SihahIsmail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari
10-11th centuryIt contains about 40,000 dictionary entries.
Al-Muhkam wa al-Muhit al-A'zamshorter title: Al-MuhkamIbn Sidah
11th century
Lisan al-ArabIbn Manzur
The dictionary was completed in 1290.It contains about 80,000 dictionary entries.
Al-Qamus al-Muhit wa al-Qabus al-Wasit shorter title: Al-Qamus al-MuhitAl-Firuzabadi
The dictionary was completed in 1410.It contains about 60,000 dictionary entries.
  • The dictionary served as the basis of later European dictionaries of Arabic.
Taj al-Arus Min Jawahir al-Qamusshorter title: Taj al-ArusAl-Murtada al-Zabidi
The dictionary was completed in 1774.It contains about 120,000 dictionary entries.
Muhit al-Muhit Qutr al-Muhit Butrus al-Bustani
The dictionary was completed in 1870.
Lexicon of the Modern Arabic LanguageAhmad Mukhtar Omar2008