A dictionary of Syrian Arabic
Subtitle: English-Arabic
By: [edited by] Karl Stowasser, Moukhtar Ani.
Contributors: Stowasser, Karl.; Ani, Moukhtar.
Series: Georgetown classics in Arabic language and linguistics
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781589011052
Subjects: Arabic language -- Dialects -- Syria -- Dictionaries -- English.
Genres: Dictionaries
Description: "A Dictionary of Syrian Arabic provides Syrian terms for the language spoken in everyday life by Muslims primarily in Damascus, but understandable throughout Syria as well as in the broader linguistic areas of present-day Lebanon, Jordan, and among the Palestinians and the Arabic-speaking population of Israel. Entries include examples, idioms, and common phrases to illustrate usage. The Arabic terms are presented in transcription and will be useful for students of Arabic, scholars wishing to train in the Syrian dialect, and visitors and travelers to Syria and other nations where the dialect is spoken. A thorough introduction outlines the sociolinguistic situation in Syria and covers phonology, morphology, syntax, grammar, and vocabulary."--BOOK JACKET.