The Academy of the Arabic Language (Arabic: مجمع اللغة العربية‎; Hebrew: האקדמיה ללשון הערבית‎) is an institute for the study and research of the Arabic language in Israel.

History[edit]

The Academy of the Arabic Language, headquartered in Haifa, was established in December 2007. Its activities are governed by a Knesset Law approved on March 2007 and are largely parallel those of the Hebrew Language Academy. The president of the academy is Prof. Mahmoud Ghanayem.

The academy works to promote:

• Study of the history of Arabic language
• Study of the Arabic language: structure, terminology, grammar, lexicon, pronunciation, spelling, reading, writing and orthography including innovations in the language and adaptations stemming from technological developments and advanced computing
• Editing dictionaries
• Study of Arab culture and literature
• Contact and cooperation with the Hebrew Language Academy and Hebrew and Arabic research institutes in Israel and abroad
• Cooperation with the Ministry of Education and higher education institutions and consultant services
• Publication of texts and organization of conferences

See also[edit]

• Palestinian Arabic
• List of language regulators

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Arabic, Hebrew and English)