English-Persian Dictionary [Paperback]

S. Haim (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 700 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books; 2nd edition (May 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781800560
• ISBN-13: 978-0781800563
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,185,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Persian & Farsi

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Persian Let down, January 9, 2000

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This review is from: English-Persian Dictionary (Paperback)

If you are just beginning to learn the Persian language this book is not for you. The book is written in the Persian language without the English letter translation. The Persian print is also very hard to read and decipher. It also lacks a Persian alphebet for the user. If you know Persian and can read Persian, then this book would be great for you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Who The Heck Is Writing These Comments ?, June 5, 2006

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Richard Deveno (Alameda, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: English-Persian Dictionary (Paperback)

If it's a Persian dictionary, of course the Persian words are going to be in Persian script. It's the same with the dictionaries of any other language, duh. Please no more entries by people who have been studying Persian for two days ... learn the script, at most it will take you a couple of hours. There are generally about three factors that comprise a good Persian dictionary: it includes some form of phonetic representation of the word, verbs need to be shown with their present tense roots, and examples of usage (with an emphasis on the use of prepositions and also commonly found idioms). This particular dictionary doesn't seem to give you any of these three. If you want a good dictionary stick to the 40-dollar Aryanpur volume. It makes all of the competitors look like crap.

5.0 out of 5 stars Like a Farsi Webster's, December 1, 2011

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Nick Carraway - See all my reviews

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This review is from: English-Persian Dictionary (Paperback)

This dictionary likely has more than you need, unless you happen to be a professional translator of Farsi and/or English, but it is miles ahead of the other dictionaries, which tend to contain too little. Please note, however, that this book is one half of a two volume set. The companion volume is the Hippocrene Standard Dictionary: Farsi (Persian) - English Dictionary, also by S. Haim. By Webster's, I am referring to the quality of the dictionary, rather than any definitions, which, to be clear, are not here, only translations.