How to create your own mobipocket dictionary for any language:

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by uhan

Ok I got pretty sure that the look up feature doesn't work properly whenever the inflections include non ANSI symbols (outside of 0-255 range).

Has anyone tried to make the look up work with other non ANSI alphabets such as (I believe) Croatian Romanian or Hungarian, or even completely different alphabets like Russian or Arabic? I wonder if the problem exists with Kindle Touch only.

The Kindle doesn't support Russian or Arabic dictionaries, but Mobipocket Reader definitely supports Arabic inflections. (It doesn't support LTR for more than one word, though)

I just did a test on my Kindle Keyboard with a simple Turkish dictionary with 2 entries with inflections and didn't have problems looking up inflections containing the dotless i.

Make sure that your .html source files are utf-8 files with a byte order mark and that the output format is also defined as utf-8 in the .opf file.

<output encoding="utf-8">

If both source .html files and output encoding are set to utf-8, and your inflections are properly defined, it's a Kindle Touch bug.

You can test your dictionary with Mobipocket Reader.

EDIT: K3 and higher now support Arabic and Russian dictionaries. However, Arabic dictionaries don't support RTL for multi-word entries.

[bj_private]

Originally Posted by hellosim

after I select *.dict.dz file, It verifies. BUT If I select decompile, it says

Building...
Error, file version is not 2.4.2
Done!

Just make sure to save the file as "UNIX" ASCII format, not DOS. I think this is why you're having this problem. I had the same issue and solved it by saving the file as UNIX ASCII.

[digbybare]

Chinese-English dictionary based on the 10/30/2012 build of CC-CEDICT.

[thomass]

German-Turkish dictionary:

[ataraxia0]

hi

I'm a physician, and I don't understand any word that you say!

i need an english to Persian(Farsi) .mobi dictionary.

I provide the .txt.

can anybody convert it for me?

i really appreciate that...

[susan_cassidy]

That is not a good enough file to be able to turn it into a dictionary. You have to know inflections, etc. to make a good dictionary.

[ataraxia0]

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

That is not a good enough file to be able to turn it into a dictionary. You have to know inflections, etc. to make a good dictionary.

sorry

Can you please do me a favour?
It's big, but you are my last chance.

I upload a Babylon(.bgl) and a (.mdx) English-Farsi dictionary.

can you convert one of them to kindle dictionary?
If you accept this request, I never forgot your kindness.

[mngalaxy]

I am so confused reading all of your comments. I really want an Eng-Jap dictionary on my Kindle touch. I start with Stardict, but it no longer supports. Could any one help me figure out how to do? I just have the Lingoes and Babylon files

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by mngalaxy

I am so confused reading all of your comments. I really want an Eng-Jap dictionary on my Kindle touch. I start with Stardict, but it no longer supports. Could any one help me figure out how to do? I just have the Lingoes and Babylon files

Since Amazon started introducing the Kindle in Japan, there are commercial English-Japanese dictionaries available. For more information, see this thread.
Apparently, Kindles sold in Japan come with the Progressive Eiwa Chuujiten English-to-Japanese dictionary preinstalled.

Also several Kindle users have already created EDICT based Japanese Kindle dictionaries. If you still want to create your own dictionary install ActivePython 2.7.2 and pyGlossary, then convert your Babylon file to a tab-delimited file and follow these instructions to convert it to a Kindle dictionary.

[mngalaxy]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Since Amazon started introducing the Kindle in Japan, there are commercial English-Japanese dictionaries available. For more information, see this thread.
Apparently, Kindles sold in Japan come with the Progressive Eiwa Chuujiten English-to-Japanese dictionary preinstalled.

Also several Kindle users have already created EDICT based Japanese Kindle dictionaries. If you still want to create your own dictionary install ActivePython 2.7.2 and pyGlossary, then convert your Babylon file to a tab-delimited file and follow these instructions to convert it to a Kindle dictionary.

I have found, but they're not available for buying yet . The link you gave me doesn't contain any Japanese dictionary at all. Guess that I have to wait for a little while. Anyway, thanks a lot

[xiongmao86]

This tab2opf script, I assume it doesn't solve the inflection problem, is it?

And if not, how do you people come to make a dictionary that enables inflect checking?

I've know some pal do it by merging the Ispell dictionary, but it'd take a hell
of time.

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by xiongmao86

This tab2opf script, I assume it doesn't solve the inflection problem, is it?

Nope. You'll need to run an additional script that'll insert the inflections for each word. For example, an English-German dictionary would look like this:

<html>
<body>

<idx:entry>
	<b><idx:orth>book
	<idx:infl>
		<idx:iform value="books"/>
	</idx:infl>
	</idx:orth> </b> 
	<i>Subst.</i> <br/>
	Buch (n)
</idx:entry>

<hr/>

<idx:entry>
	<b><idx:orth>go
	<idx:infl>
		<idx:iform value="goes"/>
		<idx:iform value="going"/>
		<idx:iform value="went"/>
		<idx:iform value="gone"/>
	</idx:infl>
	</idx:orth> </b> 
	<i>Verb</i> <br/>
	gehen
</idx:entry>

</body>
</html>

What language combination are you interested in?

[xiongmao86]

Thanks for your reply, doitsu.

My native language is Chinese. I know there are some dictionaries in Chinese.
But I wanted to make my own one.

Could you (or anyone) tell me where to find the complete format tags to make one?

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by xiongmao86

Could you (or anyone) tell me where to find the complete format tags to make one?

The complete specs are on the old Mobipocket Developer Center website. Note, however, that the Kindle does not support Javascript.

[bugmenot]

Hello,

does anyone have a TR 2 TR dictionary handling turkish inflections?
Thanks!

P.S. Old links reported in other posts are gone...

Thanks

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