Libera TranScribe 1.0.71

Libera TranScribe is an innovative application designed to enhance the learning experience for individuals studying unvocalized Arabic text. By integrating vowel diacritics into previously unmarked Arabic, it creates a comprehensive environment where users can view the original unvocalized text alongside its vocalized, romanized, and translated counterparts.

The challenge of unvocalized Arabic is well-known; the absence of vowel markers results in significant ambiguity, allowing for multiple pronunciations of a single word. For instance, the word كاتب can be articulated in several ways, including كَاتِب (kātib), كَاتَبَ (kātaba), and كَاتِبَ (kātiba). This "Vowel Barrier" significantly complicates the learning process for those tackling what is often regarded as one of the most difficult languages globally.

Libera TranScribe facilitates the input of Arabic text from various sources, such as emails or news articles from sites like BBC Arabic, or allows users to enter text via an integrated Arabic keyboard. The application also includes a robust text-to-speech function, aiding learners in refining their pronunciation skills. Moreover, beginners can leverage both the audio and romanization features to better comprehend vocalized Arabic script.

The application is structured to enhance usability; sentences across different panels are clearly aligned, allowing for precise word-level connections between unvocalized Arabic, vocalized Arabic, and romanized forms employing the unique CARS system. This interface allows users to highlight equivalent words across texts and activate audio playback for particular terms effortlessly.

The amalgamation of vocalized and unvocalized Arabic text, CARS romanization, translation capabilities, and high-quality audio equipment presents learners with a potent vehicle for expedited language acquisition.

• Supports any chosen Arabic text input
• Adds vowel diacritics to unvocalized Arabic
• Offers user-friendly romanization for unvocalized Arabic text
• Translates Arabic text into English and numerous other languages
• Enables word-level correlations between Arabic and English texts
• Saves imported texts for later reference
• Displays up to four diverse texts simultaneously using a flexible panel approach
• Delivers high-quality audio playback of each sentence of the original Arabic (available as a separate in-app purchase)
• Presents an easy-to-read sentence-by-sentence alignment
• Offers touch-activated audio pronunciations for individual words or phrases

This application relies on the advanced vocalization API "Farasa," developed by Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) in Doha, Qatar, as well as the Google Translate API from Google.

The CJK Dictionary Institute (http://www.cjk.org), directed by Jack Halpern, specializes in compiling extensive lexicons for Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic languages and has released over 60 dictionary and language-learning applications across various platforms.