Lisan al-Arab (7 volumes)

Lisan al-Arab is an Arabic dictionary, large and comprehensive, authored by Ibn Manzur, and considered one of the most important basic references in the Arabic language and the most encyclopedic. He collected in it the vocabulary of the Arabic language, explained their meanings, and included many evidences from the Quran, the Sunnah, and Arab poetry. The dictionary is famous for its expansion in linguistic materials, and its material relies on five main previous dictionaries: Sahah al-Jawhari, Tahdhib al-Lugha for Al-Azhari, Al-Muhkam for Ibn Sīda, Hashiyat al-Sahah for Ibn Bari, and Al-Nihaya for Ibn al-Athir.