Wordcraft's translation languages cover Arabic, English and more than 150 others, so a document from almost any country can be made ready for a UAE court, ministry or notary. Residents and companies across the emirates use this page to find their language and its guide. Official documents in any of them are delivered as legal translations certified by an MOJ-licensed legal translator.
Send the document on WhatsApp and the written quote, within 10–30 minutes, confirms the language pair and the delivery time.
Translation Languages by Region
| Region | Languages |
|---|---|
| Arabic & English | Arabic ↔ English (our most requested pair), including Gulf, Levantine, Egyptian and Maghrebi documents |
| South Asia | Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhala, Pashto, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Konkani, Odia and other Indian languages, Sindhi, Dhivehi |
| Southeast Asia | Tagalog / Filipino, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Burmese, Khmer |
| East Asia | Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Mongolian |
| Western Europe | French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Irish |
| Eastern Europe | Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Albanian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Belarusian |
| Middle East & Caucasus | Persian / Farsi (and Dari), Turkish, Hebrew, Kurdish, Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Assyrian |
| Central Asia | Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen |
| Africa | Amharic, Tigrinya, Somali, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Oromo, Afrikaans, Malagasy, and French or Portuguese documents from African countries |
The table is a guide, not a limit. Availability and timing for any pair, listed or not, are confirmed in your written quote.
What the Language Pages Cover
Every linked language has its own guide covering the documents we receive most often from that country, the attestation route there and the UAE authorities that take the translation. Start with the page for the country that issued your document; India's regional languages are gathered on the Indian languages page. If you know the document type better than the language, browse by type on the document translation hub.
Rare Languages and Dialects
Some documents use languages or scripts few translators read: old Ottoman Turkish, handwritten Dari, regional Indian scripts, Ge'ez-script Amharic or Tigrinya records, or police statements full of dialect. For these we bring in a native linguist of the source language to work with our legal translation team, and the final Arabic or English version is certified in the normal way. Rare pairs may need extra time, and the quote says so upfront. For spoken communication in these languages at meetings, notary appointments or hearings, see our interpretation services.
Arabic, English or Both: Choosing the Target Language
Most documents go from the source language into Arabic, English or both. Which one depends on the reader:
- Arabic for onshore UAE courts, public prosecution, police and most notary files, and whenever a government department asks.
- English for many free zones, the DIFC and ADGM courts, banks and employers, and some visa and licensing files.
- Both when one document serves several purposes, such as a birth certificate used for a visa file and a school place.
- Into your own language when a UAE Arabic document is needed back home, such as a death certificate, marriage contract or judgment.
Name the receiving authority and the quote will recommend a target language. See also legal translation in Dubai and all our translation services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many languages does Wordcraft translate?
Arabic, English and more than 150 others. The table above shows the ones we handle most.
Is every language certified by the Ministry of Justice?
Documents for UAE authorities are delivered as legal translations certified by an MOJ-licensed legal translator whatever the source language, with a native linguist of that language involved where needed.
My language is not listed. Can you still help?
Very likely. Send the document and the written quote will confirm availability and timing within 10–30 minutes.
Do you translate into languages other than Arabic and English?
Yes. UAE Arabic documents are regularly translated into Bengali, Russian, Portuguese and many other languages for use abroad.
Can you provide interpreters in these languages?
For many of them, yes. Our interpretation team covers meetings, notary appointments and hearings.
Last updated: September 2026
