Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo

The Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo (Arabic: مجمع اللغة العربية بالقاهرة‎) was a language academy for Arabic created in Cairo, Egypt in 1932 by Fuad I of Egypt.[1][2] It publishes Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (The Great Dictionary) and Al-Mu'jam al-Wasīt (The Intermediary Dictionary), two of the most important dictionaries of the Arabic language.[3]

One of the early tasks of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo was to publish a historical dictionary of Arabic, tracing the changes of meanings and uses of Arabic words over time, though this was not achieved.[1]

Muhammad Tawfiq Rafaat, Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, and Taha Hussein served as presidents.[3]

Wafaa' Kamil was the first woman to become a member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo.[4][5]

References
  1. "المعجم التاريخي للعربية.. ضوء في عتمة الهوان". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  2. Mabrok., El-Khafaifi, Hussein (1998). The role of the Cairo Academy in coining Arabic scientific terminology: an historical and linguistic evaluation. University Microfilms International. OCLC 602873161.
  3. "مجمع اللغة العربية!". بوابة الأهرام. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. "مفيد فوزى يحاور د. وفاء كامل عضو المجمع اللغوى: من أسباب محنة اللغة العربية ظاهرة العربيزية! | المصري اليوم". www.almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  5. "وفاء كامل.. أول امرأة عضو بالمجمع اللغوي بمصر". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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