Farsi-English/English-Farsi (Persian) Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: neshân dâdan

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Product Description

8,400 total entries

General vocabulary of Iran's official language

Includes Farsi script and phonetic pronunciation

Concise, portable format

Ideal for travelers, businesspeople, or students of Farsi or English

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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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books; Bilingual edition (March 2003)
• Language: Unknown
• ISBN-10: 078180860X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781808606
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,732 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Dr. Robert C. Oswald (Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	T. D. Boyle "Aging Student of Life" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Concise to be Useful, October 31, 2004

By	Jonathan Sauer (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is never much use to me, because half the time, the word I want isn't in it, and when the word is present, you get no clues as to the particular usage. For example if you looked up the word "store" you wouldn't know which entry meant "shop..a noun" or which entry meant "to put something away.. a verb" both meanings would just appear side by side with no clues whatsoever. Its basically worthless.