The Academy of the Arabic Language (Arabic: مجمع اللغة العربية, romanized: Mujamma‘ al-Luġa al-‘Arabiyya; Hebrew: האקדמיה ללשון הערבית, romanized: HaAkademia laLashon haAravit) is an institute for the study and research of the Arabic language in Israel.

History

The Academy of the Arabic Language, headquartered in Haifa, was established in December 2007. Among the founders is Sasson Somekh.^[1] 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 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