At the Sharjah International Book Fair 2024, prominent figures declared that the Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language is a significant achievement, a cultural unifier, and a revolutionary advancement in linguistic research.
Leading representatives of the Arabic Language Academy hailed the release of the colossal work's 127 volumes as a groundbreaking attempt to preserve the Arab nation's linguistic and cultural heritage.
The dictionary has about 21.5 million words with roughly 73,000 entries. This massive 91,000-page scientific work is based on 351,000 historical citations that span 11,300 linguistic roots.
throughout 20 academic and linguistic institutes from all throughout the Arab world contributed to this enormous endeavor, which demonstrates a collective Arab solidarity. It is evidence of how diverse and rich the Arabic language has been over time.
