Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic - معجم الدوحة التاريخي للغة العربية

What Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic - معجم الدوحة التاريخي للغة العربية does

The Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic (معجم الدوحة التاريخي للغة العربية) is a non-profit linguistic research project founded in 2013 and operated under the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات, dohainstitute.org) in Doha, Qatar. Its core product is a comprehensive historical dictionary of the Arabic language, documenting word origins, semantic evolution, and historical usage across different periods of Arabic linguistic history under the oversight of a scientific council and a standardized normative guide (الدليل المعياري). The platform is structured as a digital-first scholarly resource accessible globally via dohadictionary.org without paywall.

The product surface consists of the core dictionary word entries (كلمة المعجم), a backing linguistic corpus (المدونة اللغوية), a bibliography database (المصادر) listing all compilation sources, a statistics module (إحصاءات), published decisions of the scientific council, a participants directory (المشاركون), and a publications section (كتب ومقالات) for books and articles. Supporting features include news (أخبار), events (فعاليات), and academic-dissemination channels. The platform is distributed as a self-serve web application with global reach and targets Arabic language scholars, students of Arabic language and literature, and Arabic language educators.

The business model is institutionally funded rather than commercial. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, no revenue stream is recorded, no funding rounds are listed, and the 7-person team operates under the copyright and governance of the parent research institution. Customer segments are persona-based and horizontally defined across academic users, with no enterprise contracts, paid tiers, or channel-based revenue mechanics. Distribution is single-channel through the official website, and partnerships are limited to the parent institution.

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Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic - معجم الدوحة التاريخي للغة العربية

Legal name

معجم الدوحة التاريخي للغة العربية (Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic)

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https://dohadictionary.org

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Private

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Operating

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1–10 employees

Short description

The Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic is a non-profit scholarly project under the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, providing a free online historical dictionary of Arabic with a linguistic corpus, bibliography, and statistics module for researchers, students, and educators globally.

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Core offering

The Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic is a comprehensive online historical dictionary of the Arabic language that documents word origins, semantic evolution, and period-specific usage, supplemented by an integrated linguistic corpus, bibliography of cited sources, and statistical dashboard. It is published by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and made freely available as a digital scholarly reference resource for Arabic language researchers, students, and educators.

Product overview

The Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic (معجم الدوحة التاريخي للغة العربية) is a single unified digital reference product — a comprehensive historical dictionary of the Arabic language. It consists of a core dictionary component providing word entries with definitions and etymologies, supplemented by a linguistic corpus (المدونة اللغوية), a bibliography of sources, and a statistics module. Additional supporting features include a dictionary word entry interface, scientific council decisions, a normative editorial guide, a participants directory, news and events coverage, and publications (books and articles). The product is developed and hosted by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات).

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• Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic (معجم الدوحة التاريخي للغة العربية) A comprehensive historical dictionary of the Arabic language providing definitions, etymologies, and historical usage of words across different periods of Arabic linguistic development, freely accessible online to researchers, students, and educators.
• Linguistic Corpus (المدونة اللغوية) A linguistic corpus containing textual examples and historical source materials that support and illustrate dictionary entries, available as a standalone research resource on the dictionary platform.

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات (Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies)coreOthersThe Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (based at dohainstitute.org) is the parent institution and copyright holder of the Doha Historical Dictionary project. The center oversees the dictionary's development through its scientific council structure.

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Direct peers

• Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon: A historical Arabic–English lexicon widely used by scholars. Comparable as a historical/etymological Arabic reference work targeting academic users.
• Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic: A widely used Arabic–English dictionary with scholarly depth. Comparable as a dictionary reference for Arabic language students and researchers, though focused on modern rather than historical usage.
• Thesaurus Linguae Arabicae (TLA): A scholarly project building a historical corpus and database of classical Arabic texts. Highly comparable to the Doha Historical Dictionary in mission (historical Arabic linguistics), corpus-driven methodology, and academic end-users.
• Shamela Library (المكتبة الشاملة): A large digital Arabic library and reference platform widely used by scholars and students. Comparable as a digital Arabic scholarly reference resource with corpus and search functionality, though broader in content scope.

Broad incumbents

• Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo (مجمع اللغة العربية بالقاهرة): A long-established Arabic linguistic institution producing authoritative dictionaries, terminology decisions, and linguistic standards. Comparable to the Doha Dictionary as a generator of authoritative Arabic reference content, though much broader in scope.
• Oxford English Dictionary (OED): The benchmark historical dictionary for English. Comparable as a comprehensive historical dictionary product with editorial methodology, citation-backed entries, and ongoing scholarly updates — a structural analogue even though the language differs.
• Almaany Online Dictionaries: A widely-used online Arabic dictionary and translation platform. Comparable as a digital Arabic language reference, though it serves a broader general-purpose audience rather than historical linguistics specialists.

Regional players

• Kamus Indonesia / Dictionary of Indonesian Language (KBBI): An authoritative national language dictionary with a digital portal and institutional backing. Comparable as a digitally published language dictionary project backed by an institutional sponsor, though for Indonesian rather than Arabic.

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