Allameh Ali Akbar Dehkhoda (علی‌اکبر دهخدا in Persian; 1879–March 9, 1959) was a prominent Iranian linguist, and author of the most extensive dictionary of the Persian language ever published. Persian (local name: FārsÄ« or PārsÄ« ) is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, India, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was also active in politics, and served in the Majles as a Member of Parliament from Kerman and Tehran. He also served as Dean of the School of Law of the University of Tehran.[1] مجلس شورای اسلامی - The Majles; Irans Parliament. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Image:Kirman. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tehran University is the largest university in Iran, with 32,000 students. ...

Dehkhoda was born in Tehran to parents from Qazvin. His father died when he was only 10 years old. Dehkhoda quickly excelled in Persian literature, Arabic and French and graduated from College studying political science. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Qazvin may refer to: Qazvin (city) Qazvin province Note: Qazvin province was created in 1996; older references to Qazvin are invariably to the city. ... Persian literature (in Persian: ‎ ) spans two and a half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ...

The young Dehkhoda was also involved in politics. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (469x653, 79 KB)Image is at least 70 years old. ...

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Dehkhoda Dictionary is the largest ever lexical compilation in the Persian language. Image File history File links Dehkhoda_book_cover. ... Dehkhoda Dictionary is the largest comprehensive Persian dictionary ever published, in 15 volumes. ... Persian (local name: Fārsī or Pārsī ) is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, India, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...

In 1903, he went to the Balkan Peninsula as an Iranian embassy employee, but came back to Iran two years later and became involved in the Constitutional Revolution of Iran. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... The Persian Constitutional Revolution (also Constitutional Revolution of Iran) against the despotic rule of the last Qajar Shah started in 1905 and lasted until 1911. ...

In Iran Dehkhoda, Jahangir Khan and Ghasem Khan had been publishing Soor-e Esrafil newspaper for about two years, but the authoritarian king Mohammad Ali Shah disbanded the parliament and banished Dehkhoda and some other liberalists into exile in Europe. There he continued publishing articles and editorials, but when Mohammad Ali Shah was deposed in 1911, he returned to the country and became a member of the new Majles parliament. Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (Persian: محمدعلی شاه قاجار)‎ (1872 - 1925) was the shah of Iran from January 8, 1907 to July 16, 1909. ... World map exhibiting the location of Europe. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... مجلس شورای اسلامی - The Majles; Irans Parliament. ...

He is buried at Ebn-e Babooyeh cemetery in Shahr-e Ray, near Tehran. This December 2006 does not cite its references or sources. ... Ray, is an old city of Iran. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Books

Dehkhoda translated Montesquieu's De l'esprit des lois (The Spirit of the Laws) into Persian. He has also written Amsal o Hekam ("Proverbs and Mottos") in four volumes, a French-Persian Dictionary, and other books, but his lexicographic masterpiece is Loghat-naameh-ye Dehkhoda ("Dehkhoda Dictionary"), the largest Persian dictionary ever published, in 15 volumes. Dr. Mohammad Moin accomplished Dehkhoda's unfinished volumes according to Dehkhoda's request after him. Finally the book was published after forty five years of efforts of Dehkhoda. Montesquieu in 1728. ... The Spirit of the Laws (French: De lesprit des lois) is a book on political theory by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, published in 1748. ... Persian (local name: Fārsī or Pārsī ) is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, India, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Dehkhoda Dictionary is the largest comprehensive Persian dictionary ever published, in 15 volumes. ... Dehkhoda Dictionary is the largest comprehensive Persian dictionary ever published, in 15 volumes. ... Mohammad Moin (Born 1918 Rasht, Iran) was one of the prominent masters of Persian literature and Iranology. ...

See also

• Persian literature
• Iranology
• List of Persian poets and authors

Persian literature (in Persian: ‎ ) spans two and a half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. ... Iranology is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of Iranian cultural continent. ... A Meeting of Some Iranian Poets: (L to R) Morteza Keyvan, Ahmad Shamlou, Nima Yooshij, Siavash Kasraie, and Hushang Ebtehaj. ...

External links

• Tehran University Press
• Dehkhoda and Mossadegh
• Dehkhoda entry in the Encyclopædia Iranica