A comparative study of Arabic morphological analyzers

Abstract

The field of Arabic natural language processing (NLP) has witnessed significant advancements, driven by the development of various morphological analyzers. This paper compares several major Arabic morphological analyzers and examines their ability to handle word ambiguities, process dialects, operate efficiently, and support downstream NLP tasks. By reviewing previous studies, we identify key gaps, including the limited resources for dialects, the shortage of annotated corpora, and challenges related to system scalability. The study also highlights future directions, such as building larger and more diverse corpora, adapting neural models for dialects, and developing analyzers that are more interpretable and trustworthy. Overall, this comparative overview aims to provide a clearer understanding of the current state of Arabic morphological analyzers, synthesize existing research, and offer practical recommendations for future work in this area.