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How to Cite

If you use the Raṣāʾif corpus in research, teaching, or any published work, please cite it as follows.

Citing the corpus

Classical Arabic citation style
الغامديّ، أحمد حسن. الرصائف: خزانةُ تراجمِ الإنجليز لكتب العرب. خزانةٌ على الشبكة، ١٤٤٧هـ / ٢٠٢٦م. https://ahmedhsalghamdi.github.io/arabic-english-rasaif-corpus/
APA (7th edition)
Al-Ghamdi, A. H. (2026). Raṣāʾif: An Arabic–English parallel corpus of classical texts [Online corpus]. https://ahmedhsalghamdi.github.io/arabic-english-rasaif-corpus/
Chicago (17th edition)
Al-Ghamdi, Ahmed Hasan. Raṣāʾif: An Arabic–English Parallel Corpus of Classical Texts. Online corpus, 2026. https://ahmedhsalghamdi.github.io/arabic-english-rasaif-corpus/.
BibTeX
@misc{alghamdi2026rasaif,
  author  = {Al-Ghamdi, Ahmed Hasan},
  title   = {{Raṣāʾif}: An {Arabic}--{English} Parallel Corpus
             of Classical Texts},
  year    = {2026},
  url     = {https://ahmedhsalghamdi.github.io/arabic-english-rasaif-corpus/}
}

Citing a specific text

When citing a specific text from the corpus, cite the original edition and translation, then note that the text was accessed via Raṣāʾif. Example for the Kitāb al-Ṭabīkh:

Classical Arabic
ابن سيّار الوراق، أبو محمد المظفَّر. كتابُ الطبيخ وإصلاح الأغذية المأكولات. تحقيق كنعان سليمان الموصلي. بغداد: دار الشؤون الثقافيّة، ١٩٨٧م. [متاحٌ في خزانة الرصائف، ترجمة نوال نصرالله].
APA
Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq. (c. 950). Annals of the caliphs' kitchens (N. Nasrallah, Trans.). Brill. Accessed via Al-Ghamdi, A. H. (2026). Raṣāʾif [Online corpus]. https://ahmedhsalghamdi.github.io/arabic-english-rasaif-corpus/

Terms of use

The Raṣāʾif software and interface are released under the MIT License. The underlying texts and translations remain the property of their respective owners; this corpus claims no rights over them. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable copyright law. The text files are made available for non-commercial research and educational use.

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