Arabic–English Lexicon
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The Arabic–English Lexicon is an Arabic–English dictionary compiled by Edward William Lane (died 1876), available online at https://www.laneslexicon.com.[1] It was published in eight volumes during the second half of the 19th century. It consists of Arabic words defined and explained in the English language. But Lane does not use his own knowledge of Arabic to give definitions to the words. Instead, the definitions are taken from older Arabic dictionaries, primarily medieval Arabic dictionaries. Lane translates these definitions into English, and he carefully notes which dictionaries are giving which definitions.