ARABIC-ENGLISH VOCABULARY - For the Use of English Students of Modern Egyptian Arabic - Compiled by D.A. Cameron

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A preface explains that the Arabic-English vocabulary was first compiled for private use to retain essential Arabic words after years of practical experience, then published after careful revision. The work describes a three-step method: using Freytag’s Arabic-Latin Lexicon to build a skeleton list of verbal roots, adding terms from legal codes with modern meanings, and collecting further words from official manuscripts, decrees, budgets, reports, journals, plus select colloquialisms, military, and scientific terms. Native clerks and Court of Appeal colleagues verified and refined the vocabulary.

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CategoryExam

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Pages349

Reading Time14 h 39 min

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Preface

Compilation plan

This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitizedby Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve theinformation in books and make it universally accessible. Google books http://books.google.com 36105120659441 27矢 THE HooVERLJames bortb-DunneCollection Doizea byGoogle ● awi.么了 AN ARABIC-ENGLISH VOCABULARY. # ARABIC-ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR THE USE OF ENGLISH STUDENTS OFMODERN EGYPTIAN ARABIC cOMPILED BY D.A.CAMERON 1' ONE or THE ENGLI8H JUDGxs oY THE NATIYE EGYPTIAN COUBT or APPRAL,CATBO;TOBMEBLY STU DENT IKTERPRETER,AND ONE oY HEB MAJEBTY's CONBUL8IN EGYPT AND IN TEIPOLI. LONDONBERNARD QUARITCH,15 PICCADILLY PJb78 188224 LONDONI PRINTED BY GILBERT AND RIVINGTON,LD.,ST.JOHN's HOUss,CLERKENW&LL ROAD,S.C. # PREFA CE. THIs Vocabulary was originally compiled for my private use in orderto retain a grasp on what,after ten years'practical experience,I con-sidered to be the most necessary words of the Arabic language.Itis now published,after two years'careful revision. The following plan has been adopted in its compilation:一 1st.Taking Freytag's“Arabic-Latin Lexicon”as a guide,I wentthrough the volume,selected what I wanted,and drew up a skeletonlist of the most important verbal roots and their derivatives. 2nd.I then read carefully through the Arabic text of the Egyptiancodes of law,line by line,adding words with their modern meaningsto the skeleton list.This task supplied me with hundreds of termsrelating not merely to law,but also to public and social life,government,commerce,crime,&c.;moreover,it showed how the bestEgyptian authorities translate good French into good modern ArabicThe phraseology of a code forms a high standard of the commonlanguage of educated natives;it is unpedantic,simple,accurate andconcise. 3rd.I collected numerous words by a systematic course of readingof official MSS.,decrees,circulars,annual budgets,reports andjournals.I also added some colloquialisms,and a few military andscientific terms. The entire draft was then revised with the aid of native clerks.Iwould read out an Arabic word,and ask them to explain it;I wouldthen translate my own explanation,and thus verify or correct it.The MS.was then submitted to the scrutiny of my native colleaguesof the Court of Appeal,and it is to their never-failing kindness andassistance that I am most deeply indebted for all that is of value inthis book.While,therefore,I alone am responsible for any defectsor shortcomings,the student may feel confident that this is a serious

FAQs

Why was the vocabulary originally compiled by D.A. Cameron?

It was compiled for private use to retain a grasp of the most necessary Arabic words after ten years of practical experience.

What guide was used to start the compilation?

Freytag’s Arabic-Latin Lexicon was used to select important verbal roots and build a skeleton list with their derivatives.

How were modern meanings and additional terms added?

Terms were added line by line from Egyptiancodes of law for their modern meaning, then supplemented through reading official documents such as decrees, budgets, reports, and journals, including some colloquialisms and specialized terms.

Sep 28, 2026

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