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Paul Rayson, Lancaster University, UK Mark Davies, Brigham Young University, USA Editorial Board

Dilworth Parkinson is Professor of Arabic at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah). Tim Buckwalter is Research Associate at the University of Maryland. An engaging and highly useful resource, A Frequency Dictionary of Arabic will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of modern Arabic vocabulary. Throughout the frequency listing there are thematically-organized lists of the top words from a variety of key topics such as sports, weather, clothing, and family terms. Users can access the top 5,000 words either through the main frequency listing or through an alphabetical index arranged by Arabic roots. Based on a 30-million-word corpus of Arabic which includes written and spoken material from the entire Arab world, this dictionary provides the user with detailed information for each of the 5,000 entries, including English equivalents, a sample sentence, its English translation, usage statistics, an indication of genre variation, and usage distribution over several major Arabic dialects. Practical: the top 5,000 most frequently used words Learner friendly: gives you the core vocabulary for Arabic quickly Useful: 20 thematic boxes give the top words for a specific topicĪ Frequency Dictionary of Arabic A Frequency Dictionary of Arabic is an invaluable tool for all learners of Arabic, providing a list of the 5,000 most frequently used words in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) as well as several of the most widely spoken Arabic dialects.