An ontological model for representing semantic lexicons: An application on time nouns in the holy quran

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2 C, 2010, Pages 21-35

  Al Yahya, Maha ^a   Al Khalifa, Hend ^a   Bahanshal, Alia ^b   Al Odah, Iman ^b   Al Helwah, Nawal ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c PRINCESS NOURAH BINT ABDULRAHMAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabic language; Holy quran; Lexicon; Ontology; Semantic web

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951934897     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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