The latest articles on DEV Community by Mohammed Al-Qurayshi (@arabsincyber). https://dev.to/arabsincyber https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4158608%2Fb4f66891-2dbb-4a69-928b-124a04fff0bb.jpg https://dev.to/arabsincyber en Mohammed Al-Qurayshi Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:40:18 +0000 https://dev.to/arabsincyber/-building-quraysh-a-complete-arabic-programming-language-45lb https://dev.to/arabsincyber/-building-quraysh-a-complete-arabic-programming-language-45lb <h2> Introduction </h2> <p>I built <strong>لسان قريش</strong> (Quraysh) — a complete Arabic programming language based on Lisp principles.</p> <p>Goal: enable Arabic speakers to write code in their native language without sacrificing safety or quality.</p> <h2> What's Included </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>7 libraries</strong>: crypto, networks, SQL, files, BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL</li> <li> <strong>102 functions</strong> with Arabic names</li> <li> <strong>111 tests</strong> passing in 29 seconds</li> <li> <strong>CI</strong> on Python 3.10/3.11/3.12</li> </ul> <h2> Example </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> lisp (أنشئ_جدول "طلاب" (قائمة "اسم" "عمر")) (أدرج "طلاب" "اسم" "محمد" "عمر" 25) (اعرض "طلاب") </code></pre> </div> python opensource arabic programming