---
language:
  - ar
license: cc-by-sa-4.0
task_categories:
  - text-classification
  - token-classification
  - feature-extraction
  - translation
  - question-answering
task_ids:
  - language-modeling
  - named-entity-recognition
  - semantic-similarity
pretty_name: Hadrami Arabic Dialect Dataset
dataset_info:
  version: 2.0.0
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
annotations_creators:
  - expert-generated
language_creators:
  - expert-generated
multilinguality:
  - monolingual
source_datasets:
  - original
tags:
  - arabic
  - dialect
  - nlp
  - linguistics
  - low-resource
  - yemen
  - hadramawt
  - arabic-nlp
  - lexicon
  - semantic-intent
  - transliteration
  - rag
  - dialect-translation
  - yemeni-arabic
  - hadrami
  - morphology
  - lexicography
thumbnail: cover.png
---

# Hadrami Arabic Dialect Dataset

A structured dataset of **1,000 entries** from the Hadrami Arabic dialect (spoken primarily in the Hadramawt region of Yemen). Each entry includes the dialectal word alongside its Modern Standard Arabic (MSA/Fusha) equivalent, linguistic metadata, usage examples, proverbs, and semantic tags.

> 🔊 **Roadmap:** Audio pronunciations for each entry are planned for a future release.

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## Dataset Summary

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Entries | 1,000 |
| Language | Arabic (Hadrami dialect + MSA) |
| Source | قاموس اللهجة الحضرمية — فهد بن هلابي |
| Format | CSV / JSON |
| License | CC BY 4.0 |
| Task Tags | NLP, Dialectal Arabic, Lexicography, Low-resource Language |

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## Schema

| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | int | Unique entry identifier |
| `word_vocalized` | string | Dialectal word with full diacritics (تشكيل) |
| `word_clean` | string | Dialectal word without diacritics |
| `root` | string | Arabic trilateral/quadrilateral root. May be `null` for loanwords or proper names |
| `pos` | string | Part of speech (see POS values below) |
| `fusha_equivalent` | string | Modern Standard Arabic equivalent word or phrase |
| `definition` | string | Definition in MSA |
| `region` | string | Geographic usage region within Hadramawt |
| `synonyms` | JSON array | List of dialectal synonyms |
| `phonetic_variants` | JSON array | Alternative pronunciations |
| `note` | string / null | Linguistic or usage note. `null` if not applicable |
| `source` | string | Source reference (book title, author, page) |
| `examples` | JSON array | Usage examples (see structure below) |
| `proverbs` | JSON array | Related proverbs in dialect |
| `tags` | JSON array | Semantic category tags |

### `examples` field structure
Each example is a JSON object with two keys:
```json
{
  "f": "الجملة بالفصحى",
  "h": "الجملة بالحضرمية"
}
```
- `f` — sentence in Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha)
- `h` — equivalent sentence in Hadrami dialect

### POS values
`Noun`, `Verb`, `Adjective`, `Adverb`, `Expression`, `Preposition`, `Particle`, `Noun/Verb`, `Verb/Adjective`, `Verb/Phrase`, `Noun/Adjective`

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## Notable Statistics

| Field | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Entries with examples | 1,043 / 1,000 (99.6%) |
| Entries with synonyms | 742 / 1,000 (70.9%) |
| Entries with proverbs | 89 / 1,000 (8.5%) |
| Entries with notes | 620 / 1,000 (59.2%) |
| `note` nulls | 427 — intentionally null, not missing |

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## Top Semantic Tags

`Daily Life` · `Nature` · `Agriculture` · `Social Customs` · `Architecture` · `Food` · `Clothing` · `Tools` · `Expressions` · `Home` · `Water` · `Weather` · `History`

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## Usage (Python)

```python
import pandas as pd
import json

df = pd.read_csv("hadrami_dictionary_v2.csv")

# Parse JSON array columns
for col in ["synonyms", "phonetic_variants", "examples", "proverbs", "tags"]:
    df[col] = df[col].apply(json.loads)

# Example: get all nouns
nouns = df[df["pos"] == "Noun"]

# Example: get entries tagged with Food
food = df[df["tags"].apply(lambda t: "Food" in t)]
```

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## Loading from HuggingFace

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset("saeedbark/hadrami-arabic-dialect-dataset")
```

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## Citation

If you use this dataset, please cite the original source:

> فهد بن هلابي. *قاموس اللهجة الحضرمية*. (Fahd bin Hilabi, Dictionary of the Hadrami Dialect)

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## Contributing

Found an error or want to add entries? Open an issue or pull request on the dataset repository.


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## Changelog

### v2.0.0 (2026-05-04)
- Added  field (NLP semantic role classification)
- Added  field (Latin script for each entry)
- Added  field (pre-built Arabic full-text search blob)
- Normalized all  and  values
- Tags converted to lowercase for consistency
- 1,000 verified entries (quality-reviewed subset)

### v1.0.0
- Initial release with 1,047 entries