emirates7 - The UAE has emerged as a pioneer in harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to embed the Arabic language and its cultural heritage into the digital realm, strengthening its standing both regionally and globally as a language equipped to meet future challenges.
Government entities across the country are implementing AI-powered initiatives in fields such as publishing, education, lexicography, and creative content production.
One of the most prominent achievements is the Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language, a landmark scholarly project completed last year in Sharjah, the “Capital of Arab Culture,” which traces the language’s evolution throughout history. Building on this, the “GPT Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language” was launched, combining advanced AI technologies to make the language accessible worldwide. This enhanced version contains over 20 million Arabic words and allows users to write and read texts, convert them into videos, and continuously the dictionary with new entries. The project is a joint effort between the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah and the Emirates Scholar Research Centre.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation is also contributing to digital knowledge in the Arab world and beyond through initiatives like the “Digital Knowledge Hub,” an Arabic platform dedicated to producing, collecting, and organising digital content. By last year, it had amassed more than 800,000 titles and 8.5 million digital items across over 18 specialised libraries.
In Abu Dhabi, the Arabic Language Centre under the Department of Culture and Tourism has launched several AI-based publishing projects, including the first comprehensive Arabic-English dictionary powered by AI and computational linguistics. This digital resource features over 7,000 essential modern terms, offering automated pronunciation, simplified definitions, examples, images, and accurate grammatical and semantic classifications.
The centre has also partnered with New York University Abu Dhabi and Zayed University to launch the Balanced Arabic Readability Corpus (BAREC) project, which aims to compile a 10-million-word linguistic corpus covering a diverse range of literary genres and themes.
At the latest Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the “Digital Square” initiative was introduced as a dedicated technological hub to promote AI applications in publishing and books.
Additionally, many educational institutions across the UAE are developing initiatives to integrate AI and advanced technologies into Arabic language education, further enhancing its accessibility and relevance in the modern era.
Government entities across the country are implementing AI-powered initiatives in fields such as publishing, education, lexicography, and creative content production.
One of the most prominent achievements is the Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language, a landmark scholarly project completed last year in Sharjah, the “Capital of Arab Culture,” which traces the language’s evolution throughout history. Building on this, the “GPT Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language” was launched, combining advanced AI technologies to make the language accessible worldwide. This enhanced version contains over 20 million Arabic words and allows users to write and read texts, convert them into videos, and continuously the dictionary with new entries. The project is a joint effort between the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah and the Emirates Scholar Research Centre.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation is also contributing to digital knowledge in the Arab world and beyond through initiatives like the “Digital Knowledge Hub,” an Arabic platform dedicated to producing, collecting, and organising digital content. By last year, it had amassed more than 800,000 titles and 8.5 million digital items across over 18 specialised libraries.
In Abu Dhabi, the Arabic Language Centre under the Department of Culture and Tourism has launched several AI-based publishing projects, including the first comprehensive Arabic-English dictionary powered by AI and computational linguistics. This digital resource features over 7,000 essential modern terms, offering automated pronunciation, simplified definitions, examples, images, and accurate grammatical and semantic classifications.
The centre has also partnered with New York University Abu Dhabi and Zayed University to launch the Balanced Arabic Readability Corpus (BAREC) project, which aims to compile a 10-million-word linguistic corpus covering a diverse range of literary genres and themes.
At the latest Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the “Digital Square” initiative was introduced as a dedicated technological hub to promote AI applications in publishing and books.
Additionally, many educational institutions across the UAE are developing initiatives to integrate AI and advanced technologies into Arabic language education, further enhancing its accessibility and relevance in the modern era.