Doha:
The Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language has launched its new
official smartphone application on Apple's App Store and Google Play,
broadening access to its linguistic resources for researchers, writers and
other users across the Arab world and beyond. The redesigned app reflects the
latest updates to the dictionary's online portal, which were introduced
alongside a ceremony marking the project's completion last year .
The
application allows users to search approximately 300,000 dictionary entries,
10,000 roots and 10,000 bibliographical sources, as well as explore the
linguistic contexts of a corpus containing nearly one billion words. Users can
also access the portal's automated pronunciation service, introduced in June,
and create personal accounts to save searches, submit corrections and propose
new words or meanings .
Dr
Mohammed Al Obaidi, Executive Director of the dictionary, said the new
application builds on a vision formed during the project's early stages, with
the decision to go online stemming from an ambition to overcome the constraints
of time and place. He said the dictionary's value lies not only in its breadth
and reliability but also in making its content accessible through modern,
user-friendly means .
The dictionary's completion was announced on December 22, 2025, following its official launch in May 2013 under the supervision of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. The project took more than 12 years to complete and involved over 500 researchers from across the Arab world .
