Customer Reviews (2)

A Dictionary and Glossary of the Quran
I have just received this book I ordered from the Amazon. While I value this book so high for my learning of words from the Al Quran, I would like to make a few remarks for the future publication.

The book, hard cover,166pp, by John Penrice, first published in London in 1873 (i.e., 127 yearsago) but was not mentioned the name of the original publisher. The bookthen Republished as a New Edition in 1971, Reprinted in 1976, and NewlyRevised in 1988 (the copy that I have) by the Library of Islam, Des Plaine,IL (USA). While I am happy to have this book but I am disappointed by theway this book republished and "new revised" three times after 123years. The new revisers didn't bother to include any additional informationabout what was being revised and to guide the readers or end users. It onlycontains a preface by the original author 123 years ago.

For the nextpublication they should include a Guide and Reference of at least a listhow the abbreviations should be understood or at least a list ofabbreviations used throughout the book, such as aor. i. and o; aor a and i;etc. A glimps of reference to the grammar such as a short list of at leastForm I, II, .... X at least should be included in the nextpublication.

The pages are also being cut very close to the edge of thepages which might endanger of losing some words toward the edge. Thisshould also be fixed.

Sincerely,

Sjamsir Sjarif Santa Cruz, CA, USAJune 28, 2000 hambo@zzyx.ucsc.edu

A guide to learn Quran
A good Quran Dictionary is the need of the hour as lot of people is interested in learning the Holy Quran. Since Quran's literary beauty is almost totally lost in all translations, studying the Quran in Arabic willhelp in appreciating its true beauty. If we count the actual number of rootwords in Quran it comes around 1873 words. I believe that any personinterested in learning Quran's word meaning can do it in around 2 yearssince Quran is really made very simple.I think this book will help thestudents of the Holy Quran in learning Quran's word meaning. ... Read more

Product Description
The Great Patriotic War (GPW) of the Soviet people against Nazi Germany, known in the West as the Eastern Front of WWII, continues to attract a number of military historians from different countries around the world. The frontline veterans' reminiscences occupy a prominent place among most important documents of that time. In contrast to official documents, these recollections reproduce the so-called truth of the foxholes, the genuine spirit of the war. Along with their honesty, the WWII veterans' memories are full of idiomatic expressions, specialized terms and abbreviations peculiar to that war. Regardless of their language, the memoirs reproduce the wartime vocabulary of the authors' nationalities, and reading them can be a difficult task for uninformed readers. As a consequence, special dictionaries appeared in print and later on Internet web sites. Unlike most of the Allied countries, no war jargon/slang dictionary has been published in Russia. This glossary is intended to begin to fill that gap. Several sources of the Red Army serviceman's slang were peculiar to the Soviet experience. The upheaval of the 1917 October Revolution and following Civil War, and the fundamental changes wrought by the political and social reforms and campaigns in the 1920s-1930s affected the Russian vocabulary substantially. The fact that the overwhelming majority of Red Army soldiers and officers came from rural households, and brought their local idioms and expressions into the trenches, also enriched the war vocabulary.Another set of figurative expressions arose as a result of Stalin's terrible purges of the 1930s, when people created euphemisms to avoid saying words like search, arrest and execution. Such expressions came into general circulation and also contributed to Russian wartime slang. Some words also appeared under the harsh conditions of the USSR far rear, where civilians struggled under conditions of hard labor and malnutrition. Lend-lease items entered the soldiers' parlance, often in the form of nicknames. Finally, any army has its traditions and slogans, many of which were revived in the Red Army during WW II. All of the aforementioned sources and others contributed to the Russian wartime vocabulary.The authors began this glossary as a translators' aid, but now they believe it will also be of interest to military historians and linguists who work with original Russian military sources, especially of the Second World War period. ... Read more

Product Description
A dictionary in Egyptian Arabic-English of Idioms/Egyptian sayings with transliteration. ... Read more

Product Description
The dictionary contains approximately 7250 terms that cover: Health Insurance, Public Health, Managed Care, Medical Specialties and Professions, Doctor Visits, General Anatomy, Symptoms, Pain Descriptors, Vision Care, Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Pregnancy, Medical Tests, Surgery, Mental Health, and Medical EquipmentAll the terms are presented in the alphabetical order. This is a great tool to prepare yourself for the Medical Interpreter Certification exam. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Should NOT be called a dictionary
This book is mistakenly called a "dictionary."It looks as if the writer hastily created it in Microsoft Word and forgot to align the columns correctly.Looking at the English words, it is a guessing game to find the corresponding Russian word on the right. For those experienced in both languages, this guessing game is highly annoying; sometimes the correct word is found on the next page! For those unfamiliar with either language, this book is simply deceiving. When you need an accurate translation of a term, this book is absolutely useless. This is an embarrassment to all self publishers, and Maria Chekmarev should really assess the quality of the "dictionaries" she sells. ... Read more

Product Description
Regardless of its reference to English, Spanish and Quecha, this dictionary covers a collection of international terms used by drug addicts and traffickers, terrorist organizations, law enforcement agencies, the military and secret services. It also incorporates acronyms, abbreviations and misrepresentations of the true meaning of some words. The emphasis on Latin America is presented because the players, coming from all sides of the equation, are well represented there. ... Read more

Product Description
Regardless of its reference to English, Spanish and Quecha, this dictionary covers a collection of international terms used by drug addicts and traffickers, terrorist organizations, law enforcement agencies, the military and secret services. It also incorporates acronyms, abbreviations and misrepresentations of the true meaning of some words. The emphasis on Latin America is presented because the players, coming from all sides of the equation, are well represented there. ... Read more