Equivalence Procedures for Culture-Specific Words and Their Application in the Arabic-English Dictionary

Despite the extensive research carried out on definition, classification and translation procedures of culture-specific words (CSWs) in text translation, little attention has been given to these creation equivalence bilingual dictionary. This paper examines nature adequacy major CSWs as well their application two Arabic-English dictionaries: Wehr’s Dictionary Modern Written Arabic Munir Baalbaki’s Al-Mawrid: A Dictionary. The analysis will show that, statistically, most commonly used procedure is borrowing, followed by explanation, explanatory a combination three procedures. Other procedures, namely cultural equivalence, functional synonymy, are less frequently produce, for part, inadequate and/ or inaccurate equivalents evidenced examples sections B., C. E. It further demonstrate that dictionaries inconsistencies, errors judgment occasional failure employ best capture exact meaning word target language. be concluded if dictionary intends provide accurate unambiguous interlingual equivalents, compiler have resort capable accomplishing this task.