Hunayn: Elevating Translation Beyond the Literal

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.13613v2
• Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:41:39 GMT
• Title: Hunayn: Elevating Translation Beyond the Literal
• Authors: Nasser Almousa, Nasser Alzamil, Abdullah Alshehri and Ahmad Sait
• Abstract summary: This project introduces an advanced English-to-Arabic translator surpassing conventional tools. Our approach involves fine-tuning on a self-scraped, purely literary Arabic dataset. Evaluations against Google Translate show consistent outperformance in qualitative assessments.
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• Abstract: This project introduces an advanced English-to-Arabic translator surpassing conventional tools. Leveraging the Helsinki transformer (MarianMT), our approach involves fine-tuning on a self-scraped, purely literary Arabic dataset. Evaluations against Google Translate show consistent outperformance in qualitative assessments. Notably, it excels in cultural sensitivity and context accuracy. This research underscores the Helsinki transformer's superiority for English-to-Arabic translation using a Fusha dataset.

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