Cultural Writing. Reference. Middle-Eastern Studies. This is the third edition of Darius Gilani's popular English-Persian (Farsi) dictionary. It includes approximately 22,000 entries and provides the Persian equivalent of an English word, rather than using a descriptive definition. The pronunciation of the Persian rather than the English is emphasized, and the more commonly preferred American usage is cited instead of the British usage that Persian dictionaries have historically used. Gilani is a native of Iran, spending most of his life in the United States studying and teaching languages. He received his BA in 1976 from San Jose State University and completed his MA in linguistics at the same university in 1978. He taught Persian at San Jose State and Stanford universities for fifteen years.
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Dariush B. Gilani, a native of Iran, has spent most of his life in the United States studying and teaching languages. He has a MA in linguistics. He taught Persian at Stanford and San Jose State universities for fifteen years. He spent three years compiling this dictionary.
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77 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Dictionary for a Student of Persian,
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This review is from: An English Persian Dictionary (Hardcover)
Most English-Persian dictionaries on the market (if not all) are designed to serve the needs of native Persian speakers who are learning English. The English-Persian Dictionary by Dariush Gilani is designed specifically for the English speaker who is learning Persian. Unlike most English-Persian dictionaries, Professor Gilani's book includes a Western alphabet transliteration of Persian words in addition to the Persian alphabet spelling. It is an essential tool for any English speaker who is serious about learning the Persian language.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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A "user friendly" Persian/English dictionary,
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This review is from: An English Persian Dictionary (Hardcover)
In An English-Persian Dictionary, native Iranian Dariush Gilani draws upon his many years of experience in the United States studying and teaching languages to assembly the finest and most "user friendly" Persian/English dictionary currently available for students, tourists, the business traveler, and the scholar. The result of a three year effort, An English-Persian Dictionary is enhanced with a cogent presentation on "Reading The Dictionary", "The Persian Alphabet", and a "Key To Pronunciation". An English-Persian Dictionary is confidently recommended for personal, academic, governmental, and corporate language reference resource collections.
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not a bad dictionary - for the native English speaker,
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This review is from: An English Persian Dictionary (Hardcover)
As mentioned in the other reviews, this is NOT a dictionary for the native Farsi speaker (see the author's own intro). The phonetic pronunciation guide is very useful. The biggest flaw I have found is when dealing with homonyms (spelling?) and the multiple uses of the same word in English. For example, in Farsi class I was trying to use the verb "to bore" in regards to something inducing boredom. Instead I told my Farsi teacher how a film drilled a hole in me instead. There is no explanation of the meaning of a word, just a list of words.
Nonetheless, I don't go to class without this book and have found it invaluable.
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