A digital reader & lexicon
The medieval Judeo-Arabic library, read in the original.
Saadia, Bahya, Rambam, Halevi — the classics in Judeo-Arabic with parallel Hebrew and English, and a tap-to-define lexicon from Lane and Blau.
81,225 words indexed · 23,280 lexicon entries · 4,187 roots · 6 classical works
אול מא כ׳לק אללה
אלסמאואת ואלארץ׳
“The first thing God created — the heavens and the earth.”
Saadia Gaon · Tafsir al-Torah · Genesis 1:1
Stage I
Foundations
Hebrew script covers most of the Arabic alphabet. A handful of diacritics mark the new sounds. No prior knowledge required.
Stage II
Tafsir Reader
אול מא כ׳לק אללה
אלסמאואת ואלארץ׳
Saadia Gaon's Tafsir on the Torah, verse by verse. Tap any word to open the lexicon.
Stage III
The Library
כתאב אלהדאיה אלי פראיץ׳ אלקלוב
דלאלה אלחאירין
כתאב אלאמאנאת ואלאעתקאדאת
Bahya, Rambam, Halevi, Saadia — the classical shelf in Judeo-Arabic.
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Stage I teaches the Hebrew-script Arabic alphabet. Stage II opens Saadia Gaon's Tafsir, verse by verse. Stage III brings the classical shelf — Bahya, Rambam, Halevi. All three stages are free and open. Your support keeps them that way.
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