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General dictionaries

Enjoy access to nineteen dictionaries including English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana and Northen 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 2007)
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)
Woordeboek van Eietydse Afrikaans (courtesy of the author Jana Luther 2020)

Subject dictionaries

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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 & subject dictionaries

This option gives you access to the entire collection of dictionaries and word lists on PharosOnline

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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 2007)
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)
Woordeboek van Eietydse Afrikaans (courtesy of the author Jana Luther 2020)

Afrikaanse woordelys en spelreëls

The Afrikaanse woordelys en spelreëls (AWS) is a publication of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns and is a key resource for the standardisation of Afrikaans as it provides guidance on spelling and usage.

The AWS contains 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 table
Guidelines to the use of SI units
Guidelines to using informal/colloquial Afrikaans
Preface including a 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
Blokraai-antwoorde

Afrikaanse woordelys en spelreëls

The AWS contains 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 table
Guidelines to the use of SI units
Guidelines to using informal/colloquial Afrikaans
Preface including a 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
Blokraai-antwoorde

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