General dictionaries

Enjoy access to 19 dictionaries including English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana and Northern Sotho dictionaries.

Reference works:

• Afrikaans-Engels/English-Afrikaans Dictionary (Pharos 2010)
• Verklarende Afrikaanse Woordeboek (Labuschagne & Eksteen 2010)
• Bilingual School Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Pharos 2016)
• English Dictionary for South African Schools (Pharos 2015)
• Tesourus van Afrikaans (De Stadler & De Stadler 2021)
• Woordeboek van Afrikaans Vandag (courtesy of the author Jana Luther 2020)
• Sinonieme en verwante woorde (Buro van die WAT 2006)
• Groot Woordeboek Afrikaans en Nederlands (Pharos 2011)
• Spreekwoorde en Waar Hulle Vandaan Kom (Prinsloo 2009)
• ’n Dief aan die kers (Prinsloo 2013)
• Lys Klassieke Eiename – Eng./Afr. (Taalkommissie 1984)
• The Essential Companion for Writers and Editors (Hendry 2011)
• South African Multilingual Dictionary (Pharos 2015)
• English/Afrikaans/Zulu/Xhosa Aid (Uys 2002)
• English/Afrikaans/Northern Sotho/Tswana Aid (Uys 2008)
• Popular Northern Sotho (Kriel, Prinsloo & Sathekge 1997)
• English-Xhosa (Pharos 1998)
• Afrikaans-Xhosa (Pharos 1998)
• Afrikaans-Japannese Woordeboek (Kotzé 2015)

Subject dictionaries

The subscriber has access to 19 subject dictionaries.

Reference works:

• Verklarende Biologiewoordeboek (Webb, De Villiers & Du Toit 1983)
• Botanical Dictionary (SA Akademie 1972)
• Brug-woordelys – Eng./Afr. explanatory (Dorfling 2003)
• Building Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 1960)
• New Business Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Geldenhuys & Viljoen-Smook 2009)
• Dictionary of Economics and Business – Eng./Afr. (Steenkamp & Reynders 2004)
• Filatelieterme – Afr./Eng. (Filatelistevereniging & SA Akademie 1977)
• Geologiese en verwante terme – Afr./Eng. (SA Akademie 1953)
• Dictionary for the Health Sciences – Eng./Afr. (Lochner & Brink 2011)
• Mathematics Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 1987)
• SA Music Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 2000)
• Dictionary of Oceanology – Eng./Afr. (Lutjeharms 2004)
• Police Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Du Toit 1994)
• Property Economics – Eng./Afr. (Rode 2017)
• Radio-TV-Theatre-Film Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 1999)
• Woordeboek van Regs- en Handelsterme – Eng./Afr. explanatory (Smuts & Smuts 1992)
• Encyclopaedic Dictionary of short-term insurance – Eng./Afr. (Lindstrom 2012)
• Technical Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Terblanche 2003)
• Water and Sewage Works Terms – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 1967)

General and subject dictionaries

This option gives the subscriber access to the entire collection of dictionaries and glossaries on PharosOnline.

Reference works:

• Afrikaans-Engels/English-Afrikaans Dictionary (Pharos 2010)
• Verklarende Afrikaanse Woordeboek (Labuschagne & Eksteen 2010)
• Bilingual School Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Pharos 2016)
• Junior Bilingual School Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Pharos 2018)
• English Dictionary for South African Schools (Pharos 2015)
• Tesourus van Afrikaans (De Stadler & De Stadler 2021)
• Woordeboek van Afrikaans Vandag (courtesy of the author Jana Luther 2020)
• Sinonieme en verwante woorde (Buro van die WAT 2006)
• Groot Woordeboek Afrikaans en Nederlands (Pharos 2011)
• Spreekwoorde en Waar Hulle Vandaan Kom (Prinsloo 2009)
• ’n Dief aan die kers (Prinsloo 2013)
• Lys Klassieke Eiename – Eng./Afr. (Taalkommissie 1984)
• The Essential Companion for Writers and Editors (Hendry 2011)
• South African Multilingual Dictionary (Pharos 2015)
• English/Afrikaans/Zulu/Xhosa Aid (Uys 2002)
• English/Afrikaans/Northern Sotho/Tswana Aid (Uys 2008)
• Popular Northern Sotho (Kriel, Prinsloo & Sathekge 1997)
• English-Xhosa (Pharos 1998)
• Afrikaans-Xhosa (Pharos 1998)
• Afrikaans-Japannese Woordeboek (Kotzé 2015)
• Verklarende Biologiewoordeboek (Webb, De Villiers & Du Toit 1983)
• Botanical Dictionary (SA Akademie 1972)
• Brug-woordelys – Eng./Afr. explanatory (Dorfling 2003)
• Building Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 1960)
• New Business Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Geldenhuys & Viljoen-Smook 2009)
• Dictionary of Economics and Business – Eng./Afr. (Steenkamp & Reynders 2004)
• Filatelieterme – Afr./Eng. (Filatelistevereniging & SA Akademie 1977)
• Geologiese en verwante terme – Afr./Eng. (SA Akademie 1953)
• Dictionary for the Health Sciences – Eng./Afr. (Lochner & Brink 2011)
• Mathematics Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 1987)
• SA Music Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 2000)
• Dictionary of Oceanology – Eng./Afr. (Lutjeharms 2004)
• Police Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Du Toit 1994)
• Property Economics – Eng./Afr. (Rode 2017)
• Radio-TV-Theatre-Film Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 1999)
• Woordeboek van Regs- en Handelsterme – Eng./Afr. explanatory (Smuts & Smuts 1992)
• Encyclopaedic Dictionary of short-term insurance – Eng./Afr. (Lindstrom 2012)
• Technical Dictionary – Eng./Afr. (Terblanche 2003)
• Water and Sewage Works Terms – Eng./Afr. (SA Akademie 1967)

AWS

The Afrikaanse woordelys en spelreëls (AWS, 2017) a publication of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, is a key resource for the standardisation of Afrikaans as it provides clear guidance on Afrikaans grammar, spelling and word choices. Guidelines are given on all aspects of standard Afrikaans, as well as the following:

• An index
• An Afrikaans glossary
• List of Afrikaans abbreviations
• List of terminology used in the book
• Rules on spelling in Afrikaans
• Afrikaans lists of:
• Geographical proper nouns and derivatives
• Countries and their currencies and ISO codes
• Geographical names in the East
• Elements in the periodic table
• A transliteration tabel
• Guidelines to the use of SI units
• Guidelines to using informal/colloquial Afrikaans
• Preface including history of the AWS and Afrikaans
• An explanation on the compilation of the AWS
• A usage guide
• The fundamentals of Afrikaans spelling and writing

SAAZ

Skryf Afrikaans van A tot Z (2021) has been updated in accordance to the AWS 2017. The aim of this style guide is to give guidance to modern, well-written Afrikaans. Guidelines are given on:

• The practice of scientific Afrikaans text editing.
• The role of text editors at a newspaper or magazine and proofing marks.
• The A to Z of Afrikaans language aspects.
• Everything that deals with language practice in Afrikaans – from the business world, governments, departments and organisations to figures, titles and ranks, as well as foreign words.

Afrikaansgids

The Pharos Afrikaansgids (2018) has been compiled in accordance with the AWS 2017 and based on the Department of Basic Education’s official Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for Afrikaans Home Language and Afrikaans First Additional Language for grades 7 to 12. The guide is also a practical, everyday guide for students and other language users and includes the following:

• Reference lists of Afrikaans language conventions, language structures and words, with examples of non-standard varieties included.
• Important and general Afrikaans language conventions and structures explained with simple definitions and guidelines for spelling and writing.
• Aspects of Afrikaans syntax, punctuation and diacritic symbols, sentence types, active and paragraphs.
• An overview of critical language awareness.

Crossword dictionaries

The subscriber gets access to two of South Africa’s most popular crossword dictionaries in Afrikaans.

Reference works:

• Pansegrouw-Superblokraaiwoordeboek
• The biggest and most popular Afrikaans reference work for lovers of crossword puzzles.
• The dictionary includes more than 155 000 clues and almost 1 000 000 answers in Afrikaans across all subject fields.
• Various appendices: from Roman numerals, Afrikaans abbreviations, the Greek and Hebrew alphabets to birthstones and vehicle registration numbers.
• Blokraai-antwoorde
• Blokraai-antwoorde includes more than 100 000 entries that will help the user to complete Afrikaans crosswords quicker and correctly.
• Among others, the guide includes geographical names and and Bible figures in Afrikaans, as well as names and surnames of politicians, sportspeople, sculptors, composers, painters, actors, singers and Idols winners. There is also a list of place names that have changed since 1994.

AWS

The Afrikaanse woordelys en spelreëls (AWS, 2017) a publication of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, is a key resource for the standardisation of Afrikaans as it provides clear guidance on Afrikaans grammar, spelling and word choices. Guidelines are given on all aspects of standard Afrikaans, as well as the following:

• An index
• An Afrikaans glossary
• List of Afrikaans abbreviations
• List of terminology used in the book
• Rules on spelling in Afrikaans
• Afrikaans lists of:
• Geographical proper nouns and derivatives
• Countries and their currencies and ISO codes
• Geographical names in the East
• Elements in the periodic table
• A transliteration tabel
• Guidelines to the use of SI units
• Guidelines to using informal/colloquial Afrikaans
• Preface including history of the AWS and Afrikaans
• An explanation on the compilation of the AWS
• A usage guide
• The fundamentals of Afrikaans spelling and writing

Crossword dictionaries

Enjoy access to two of South Africa’s most popular crossword dictionaries in Afrikaans.

Reference works:

• Pansegrouw-Superblokraaiwoordeboek
• The biggest and most popular Afrikaans reference work for lovers of crossword puzzles.
• The dictionary includes more than 155 000 clues and almost 1 000 000 answers in Afrikaans across all subject fields.
• Various appendices: from Roman numerals, Afrikaans abbreviations, the Greek and Hebrew alphabets to birthstones and vehicle registration numbers.
• Blokraai-antwoorde
• Blokraai-antwoorde includes more than 100 000 entries that will help the user to complete Afrikaans crosswords quicker and correctly.
• Among others, the guide includes geographical names and and Bible figures in Afrikaans, as well as names and surnames of politicians, sportspeople, sculptors, composers, painters, actors, singers and Idols winners. There is also a list of place names that have changed since 1994.

SAAZ

Skryf Afrikaans van A tot Z (2021) has been updated in accordance to the AWS 2017. The aim of this style guide is to give guidance to modern, well-written Afrikaans. Guidelines are given on:

• The practice of scientific Afrikaans text editing.
• The role of text editors at a newspaper or magazine and proofing marks.
• The A to Z of Afrikaans language aspects.
• Everything that deals with language practice in Afrikaans – from the business world, governments, departments and organisations to figures, titles and ranks, as well as foreign words.

Afrikaansgids

The Pharos Afrikaansgids (2018) has been compiled in accordance with the AWS 2017 and based on the Department of Basic Education’s official Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for Afrikaans Home Language and Afrikaans First Additional Language for grades 7 to 12. The guide is also a practical, everyday guide for students and other language users and includes the following:

• Reference lists of Afrikaans language conventions, language structures and words, with examples of non-standard varieties included.
• Important and general Afrikaans language conventions and structures explained with simple definitions and guidelines for spelling and writing.
• Aspects of Afrikaans syntax, punctuation and diacritic symbols, sentence types, active and paragraphs.
• An overview of critical language awareness.