Editing & Proofreading
Bilingual editing, monolingual proofreading and language quality assessment (LQA) of Arabic translations, including other translators’ work and machine output, so every text is accurate, consistent and ready to publish.
A second expert review is what turns a good translation into a reliable one. I revise Arabic translations against the source text, your glossary and your style guide, and correct anything that affects meaning, terminology, grammar, register, fluency, punctuation or right-to-left formatting, whether the first draft came from a freelancer, an in-house team or a machine translation engine.
For translation agencies (LSPs) and localization teams, I also score quality objectively: each error is logged by category and severity using the MQM framework or your own scorecard, and summarized in an LQA report with a quality score, examples and actionable feedback for the translator.
Who it’s for
Direct clients who want an Arabic translation checked before it is published or printed, and translation agencies (LSPs) that need an independent reviser, a final proofreader or LQA scoring for their Arabic projects and vendors.
How it works
You send the source and the translation, with any glossary, style guide or reference material, and tell me the level of review you need. I edit in your CAT tool or with tracked changes, check terminology, numbers, tags and consistency with QA tools such as Xbench, then proofread the final Arabic. For LQA, each error is logged with its category and severity.
What you receive
Corrected files in their original format, with tracked changes or as a clean version, a log of key changes and queries, and for agencies an LQA scorecard and report. I work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF, bilingual CAT formats such as XLIFF, SDLXLIFF and MQXLIFF, Trados and memoQ project packages, and HTML, XML, JSON and SRT subtitle files.
What’s included
- Bilingual revision against the source text
- Monolingual proofreading of the final Arabic
- Terminology, glossary and style-guide compliance
- Automated QA checks for numbers, tags and consistency (Xbench)
- LQA scoring by error category and severity (MQM)
- Reviewer feedback and quality reports for vendor management
- Final formatting, layout and pre-publication checks
Why work with me
- Since 2014Over a decade of professional translation for agencies and companies.
- ProZ.com Certified PRO Vetted professional, with five-star client reviews.
- Alconost certifiedCertified by a global localization company.
- Engineering + languageEngineering degree and diplomas in translation and digital marketing.
- ConfidentialNDA on request, secure file handling.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between editing and proofreading in translation?
Editing (also called revision) is a bilingual check: the translation is compared with the source text sentence by sentence to fix mistranslations, omissions, terminology and style. Proofreading is a monolingual check of the final text only, for grammar, spelling, punctuation, consistency and formatting. Professional workflows such as TEP (translation, editing, proofreading) use both, editing first and proofreading last, before the Arabic is published.
Do you review other translators’ work?
Yes. I regularly review translations done by other translators, in-house teams and machine translation, and I give specific, constructive feedback so the translator understands each change.
What does a review check?
Accuracy (mistranslations, omissions and additions), terminology and glossary compliance, grammar and spelling, Arabic punctuation and typography, consistency across the document, locale conventions such as dates, numbers and currencies, register and style for the audience, and formatting, tags and layout, including right-to-left issues.
What is LQA in translation?
LQA (language quality assessment) is an objective method for measuring translation quality. A reviewer logs each error by category, such as accuracy, terminology, fluency, style or locale conventions, and by severity (minor, major or critical), usually with the MQM framework or a client scorecard. The result is a quality score and a report with examples, used by translation agencies to evaluate vendors and by companies to check translations before release.
Will you change the translator’s style?
No. I avoid preferential changes: I correct errors and inconsistencies, not personal word choices, so the review stays objective and the translator’s work is respected. Suggestions that would only improve style are marked as optional.
Which file formats do you work with?
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF; bilingual CAT formats such as XLIFF, SDLXLIFF and MQXLIFF; Trados and memoQ project packages; and HTML, XML, JSON and SRT subtitle files. If your format isn’t listed, just ask.
Do I receive tracked changes or a clean file?
Whichever you prefer: tracked changes, a clean final version, or both, together with a log of significant changes and any questions about the source text.
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