Towards a Unified Benchmark for Arabic Pronunciation Assessment: Quranic Recitation as Case Study

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Main Authors: Kheir, Yassine El, Ibrahim, Omnia, Meghanani, Amit, Almarwani, Nada, Toyin, Hawau Olamide, Alharbi, Sadeen, Alfadly, Modar, Alkanhal, Lamya, Selim, Ibrahim, Elbatal, Shehab, Mdhaffar, Salima, Hain, Thomas, Hifny, Yasser, Shahin, Mostafa, Ali, Ahmed
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author Kheir, Yassine El
Ibrahim, Omnia
Meghanani, Amit
Almarwani, Nada
Toyin, Hawau Olamide
Alharbi, Sadeen
Alfadly, Modar
Alkanhal, Lamya
Selim, Ibrahim
Elbatal, Shehab
Mdhaffar, Salima
Hain, Thomas
Hifny, Yasser
Shahin, Mostafa
Ali, Ahmed
author_facet Kheir, Yassine El
Ibrahim, Omnia
Meghanani, Amit
Almarwani, Nada
Toyin, Hawau Olamide
Alharbi, Sadeen
Alfadly, Modar
Alkanhal, Lamya
Selim, Ibrahim
Elbatal, Shehab
Mdhaffar, Salima
Hain, Thomas
Hifny, Yasser
Shahin, Mostafa
Ali, Ahmed
contents We present a unified benchmark for mispronunciation detection in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) using Qur'anic recitation as a case study. Our approach lays the groundwork for advancing Arabic pronunciation assessment by providing a comprehensive pipeline that spans data processing, the development of a specialized phoneme set tailored to the nuances of MSA pronunciation, and the creation of the first publicly available test set for this task, which we term as the Qur'anic Mispronunciation Benchmark (QuranMB.v1). Furthermore, we evaluate several baseline models to provide initial performance insights, thereby highlighting both the promise and the challenges inherent in assessing MSA pronunciation. By establishing this standardized framework, we aim to foster further research and development in pronunciation assessment in Arabic language technology and related applications.
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spellingShingle Towards a Unified Benchmark for Arabic Pronunciation Assessment: Quranic Recitation as Case Study
Kheir, Yassine El
Ibrahim, Omnia
Meghanani, Amit
Almarwani, Nada
Toyin, Hawau Olamide
Alharbi, Sadeen
Alfadly, Modar
Alkanhal, Lamya
Selim, Ibrahim
Elbatal, Shehab
Mdhaffar, Salima
Hain, Thomas
Hifny, Yasser
Shahin, Mostafa
Ali, Ahmed
Sound
Audio and Speech Processing
We present a unified benchmark for mispronunciation detection in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) using Qur'anic recitation as a case study. Our approach lays the groundwork for advancing Arabic pronunciation assessment by providing a comprehensive pipeline that spans data processing, the development of a specialized phoneme set tailored to the nuances of MSA pronunciation, and the creation of the first publicly available test set for this task, which we term as the Qur'anic Mispronunciation Benchmark (QuranMB.v1). Furthermore, we evaluate several baseline models to provide initial performance insights, thereby highlighting both the promise and the challenges inherent in assessing MSA pronunciation. By establishing this standardized framework, we aim to foster further research and development in pronunciation assessment in Arabic language technology and related applications.
title Towards a Unified Benchmark for Arabic Pronunciation Assessment: Quranic Recitation as Case Study
topic Sound
Audio and Speech Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07722