Ghareeb is a classical Arabic dictionary and an AI research tool. Search eight dictionaries by word or root, or research questions across the dictionaries and a library of 25 classical works. AI answers include citations that open the relevant passages, highlighted in their original sources.
EIGHT DICTIONARIES IN ONE SEARCH
Read Arabic-English entries in Lane's Lexicon and Hans Wehr alongside the Arabic lexicons Lisan al-Arab, Taj al-Arus, Kitab al-Ayn, al-Qamus al-Muhit, Mukhtar al-Sihah, and al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Quran by al-Raghib al-Isfahani.
AI RESEARCH WITH SOURCES
Research questions about Arabic and Islamic studies across the dictionaries and classical library. Explore grammar, morphology, rhetoric, Quranic readings, and tafsir. Compare related words or analyze a sentence word by word with i'rab. Open the citations to read the highlighted source passages and examine the evidence behind an answer. Deep research provides longer, more detailed answers on Pro and Max.
READ THE CLASSICAL SOURCES
Explore 25 works on grammar, morphology, rhetoric, Quranic readings, and tafsir. The library includes Sibawayh's al-Kitab, Ibn Jinni's al-Khasa'is, Ibn Hisham's Mughni al-Labib, al-Jurjani's Dala'il al-I'jaz, al-Zamakhshari's al-Kashshaf, Abu Hayyan's al-Bahr al-Muhit, and Ibn al-Jazari's al-Nashr.
TRANSLATE CLASSICAL ARABIC
Translate passages and complete dictionary entries into English, Turkish, or French. Ask questions in any of these languages or in Arabic.
SEARCH YOUR WAY
Search by word or root, with or without diacritics. Ghareeb can extract the root automatically. Use the built-in Arabic keyboard, dictate a query, or photograph a printed page to search its text.
FREE DICTIONARY SEARCH
Dictionary search is free and unlimited. The free plan includes a weekly allowance for Smart Mode and Translation. Pro and Max increase that allowance and include deep research and bookmarks organized into collections. Ghareeb has no ads.
For students of Arabic and Islamic studies, teachers, translators, and readers of classical texts. Available in English, Arabic, Turkish, and French.
Study classical Arabic with Lane's Lexicon and AI that cites its sources.