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World Languages: Arabic

A guide to language learning resources for languages taught at Columbus State Community College

Online Resources

Almaany Dictionary
An online dictionary for Arabic learners. Not just an English - Arabic dictionary, a handful of other languages are available to be translated into Arabic, including Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Aswaat Arabiyya
Hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, Aswaat Arabiyya is a collection of videos geared towards listening comprehension. Videos come from a variety of different countries and can be slowed down.
Arabikey
Easy to use virtual Arabic alphabet keyboard with diacritization.
Learn Arabic
This website has interactive lessons including spoken recordings of Arabic pronunciation and matching pictures of objects and concepts to their Arabic word.

News & Media

Al Jazeera
One of the largest and most popular Arabic language news sources.
BBC Arabic
BBC coverage of news in the Arabic language.
Learn with Zakaria
Animated educational videos geared towards young and/or new learners

Arabic Speaking Countries

Algeria | Bahrain | Djibouti | Egypt | Iraq | Israel | Jordan

Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya | Mauritania | Morocco | Oman

Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Somalia | Sudan | Syria

Tunisia | United Arab Emirates | West Bank | Yemen

Islamic Research Guide

The Arabic language is often associated with the religion of Islam.

Quranic Arabic Corpus
Provides linguistic annotations for the Quran.

Library Resources

Where to find Arabic books

Arabic language books: 492.7

Arab history and culture: 950s

Arabic-English/ English-Arabic Practical Dictionary, Second Edition by Nicholas Awde
Call Number: 492.7321 A966ar

Publication Date: 2022
Arabic Script Hacking by Judith Meyer
Call Number: 492.711 M612ar

Publication Date: 2018
Practice Makes Perfect: Arabic Verb Tenses by Jane Wightwick
Call Number: 492.7 W658pr

Publication Date: 2019
Short Stories in Arabic for Intermediate Learners by Olly Richards
Call Number: 492.7 R517sh

Publication Date: 2020

WRITING PRACTICE

blue building in Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen, Morocco - The Blue City

photo from Wikipedia

Library of Alexandria

Maktabet al-Eskendereyya; The Library of Alexandria established in 2002 to commemorate the ancient Library of Alexandria

photo from Wikipedia

mountains and river landscape

Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon

Photo from Jabal Moussa website

Last Updated: Sep 17, 2025 2:10 PM
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