Uyghur Dictionaries
Studying Uyghur, I have come across a number of dictionaries. Here are some that I have checked out and my thoughts about each one:
www.uighurdictionary.com
This one is pretty good. You can use it to search both English or Uyghur words. For Uyghur, you can search in both Arabic script and Latin script. I also like that if you search in Arabic script, it will convert the word into Latin script. Using this dictionary, I have found some mistakes in the Latin script spelling so just be careful.
An Uyghur-English Dictionary (Henry G. Schwarz, Western Washington University)
This is a quite comprehensive dictionary. I am grateful that it is offered as a free download. One big caveat or downside is that it does not give the Arabic script. Furthermore the Latin script is based on a different convention, so if you are searching for a Uyghur word it makes it slightly more cumbersome. For reference, here are the corresponding letters:
Schwarz => Uyghur Latin Alphabet
ä => e
q => ch
h => x
ⱨ => h
θ = ö
x => sh
ⱬ => zh
ⱪ => q
e => é
g̃ => gh
Glosbe Uyghur-English Dictionary
This is a decent dictionary. I like that it gives sample sentences, but I find it to be not as comprehensive.
Google Translate
Not quite the same as a dictionary, but still useful to double-check words.
Dictionaries in other languages - If you are able to read other languages (or are comfortable translating from other languages) here are a few I recommend:
维吾尔语常用5000词 (Uyghur 5000 Common Words)
From Gene Bunin's website. One drawback is that it appears that this PDF is non-searchable.
Уйгурско-Русский Словарь (Uyghur-Russian Dictionary)
From Gene Bunin's website. Quite comprehensive but also appears that this PDF is non-searchable.
現代ウイグル語小辞典 (Modern Uyghur Dictionary)
From Elkitab.org. Nice that this PDF is searchable.
www.uighurdictionary.com
This one is pretty good. You can use it to search both English or Uyghur words. For Uyghur, you can search in both Arabic script and Latin script. I also like that if you search in Arabic script, it will convert the word into Latin script. Using this dictionary, I have found some mistakes in the Latin script spelling so just be careful.
An Uyghur-English Dictionary (Henry G. Schwarz, Western Washington University)
This is a quite comprehensive dictionary. I am grateful that it is offered as a free download. One big caveat or downside is that it does not give the Arabic script. Furthermore the Latin script is based on a different convention, so if you are searching for a Uyghur word it makes it slightly more cumbersome. For reference, here are the corresponding letters:
Schwarz => Uyghur Latin Alphabet
ä => e
q => ch
h => x
ⱨ => h
θ = ö
x => sh
ⱬ => zh
ⱪ => q
e => é
g̃ => gh
Glosbe Uyghur-English Dictionary
This is a decent dictionary. I like that it gives sample sentences, but I find it to be not as comprehensive.
Google Translate
Not quite the same as a dictionary, but still useful to double-check words.
Dictionaries in other languages - If you are able to read other languages (or are comfortable translating from other languages) here are a few I recommend:
维吾尔语常用5000词 (Uyghur 5000 Common Words)
From Gene Bunin's website. One drawback is that it appears that this PDF is non-searchable.
Уйгурско-Русский Словарь (Uyghur-Russian Dictionary)
From Gene Bunin's website. Quite comprehensive but also appears that this PDF is non-searchable.
現代ウイグル語小辞典 (Modern Uyghur Dictionary)
From Elkitab.org. Nice that this PDF is searchable.
