Farsi-English/English-Farsi (Persian) Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Persian Edition) [Paperback]

Anooshirvan M. Miandji (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hippocrene Concise Dictionary | Publication Date: March 2003

Farsi, also known as Persian, is the official language of Iran. This bilingual dictionary of the Persian language contains over 8,000 total entries. For use by both native English and Farsi speakers, pronunciation and part of speech are indicated for each entry.

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From the Publisher

The text has been specially formatted in order to make the layout more practical and the entries clearer and easier to read.

The pronunciation guide should ensure that the reader encounters no problem in using the book.

From the Author

"Iran is a multilingual and culturally diverse society, and the majority of the population is extremely young. Nearly one-half of the people speak Farsi, and another one-fourth speak some other Indo-European language or dialect."

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books; Bilingual edition (March 2003)
• Language: Persian
• ISBN-10: 078180860X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781808606
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Persian & Farsi
  • #27 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Southeast Asian

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OK for a word list, September 12, 2004

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T. D. Boyle "Aging Student of Life" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farsi-English/English-Farsi (Persian) Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Persian Edition) (Paperback)

I would not recommend buying this as a dictionary; especially, not if it is to be a desk reference or a primary source. If you are looking for a handy word list (8400 entries split about evenly; I'd give it an extra star as a word list.) that will fit in your briefcase or book bag, then it is serviceable. I am 6 months into studying Farsi and have found a couple of errors, have been bothered by some of the usage and feel that getting the alphabet out of order (nan, he, vav, ye) is really bad form in a dictionary. I still use it because of the handy size and it was cheap, after all. Also, this - and the other review of disappointment - speak to why publishers should use Amazon's 'see inside this book' feature. I now need a good dictionary but I am reluctant to buy without at least knowing number of entries - if not style.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this, November 2, 2005

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Dr. Robert C. Oswald (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farsi-English/English-Farsi (Persian) Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Persian Edition) (Paperback)

This is an abysmal work. There are many redundancies, and multiple entries of the same word. Also it appears that the author has often used Arabic words when the most common word used by Iranians would be a Farsi word. I have the impression that the author must be more comfortable in Arabic than he is in either Farsi or certainly English. The "Small Planet" Farsi phrasebook has a better dictionary by far in its 60-odd page dictionary section than this whole book.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Poor, July 31, 2005

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S. Schinder "uh sure..." - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farsi-English/English-Farsi (Persian) Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Persian Edition) (Paperback)

This dictionary not only has horrible editing, it has instances of using the wrong words! There are no examples of how the words are used, and there are plethora typoes- I counted three on one page before I had to close the dictionary. No, this is a poor dictionary in which to invest.