Together, we build a world that signs.
Mathla is the home for Arabic and English sign language — collect, review, learn, and grow the community dictionary that powers real-time tools.
Get the app on your phone
Community on the map: 20 people · 3 organizations
- Egypt · 16
- United Arab Emirates · 7
Collaborate with Purpose
Build meaningful partnerships that create lasting impact.
Advance Education
Expand access to quality sign language education worldwide.
Drive Research
Support data-driven research that informs policy and practice.
Empower Communities
Strengthen communities through inclusion and shared knowledge.
The Three Pillars of Mathla
Combining community-driven documentation, professional accessibility services, and cutting-edge sign language AI research.
Pillar 1: Community & Language
Documentation, Deaf-led validation, and regional governance preserving living Arab sign languages.
- Deaf-led regional sign collection across Arab states.
- Expert teacher and community verification workflows.
- Regional variety preservation & dialect governance.
Pillar 2: Accessibility Services
Signed content production, custom dataset generation, and institutional accessibility reviews.
- High-quality signed video production & translation.
- Tailored dataset collection for organizations & schools.
- Comprehensive accessibility & sign accuracy audits.
Pillar 3: Research & AI
Continuous sign-to-speech models, bounded landmark recognition, and ethical safety fallbacks.
- Real-time continuous sign-to-text and speech pipelines.
- Privacy-preserving 3D hand and pose landmark tracking.
- Safety fallbacks & open signer-disjoint benchmarks.
Platform impact in numbers
Sign of the day
عمة / عمة
Learn one featured sign from the Mathla dictionary every day.
What you can do on Mathla
Collect Signs
Record living Arabic signs with guided live camera capture and clear consent choices.
Learn more →Dictionary
Explore teacher- and Deaf-verified meanings that grow into a trusted shared reference.
Sign in to view →Services
Request managed datasets, paid projects, and professional interpretation for organizations.
Learn more →Learn
Follow class-like learning paths and lessons with visible progress for every learner.
Sign in to learn →Community
Ask questions, request missing signs, share announcements, and build belonging together.
Learn more →Campaigns
Join focused collection missions for schools, health vocabulary, and community priorities.
Learn more →Organizations
Give schools and Deaf associations a portal to invite members and measure impact.
Learn more →
Featured campaign
Daily Signs
315/10000 · 3%