A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary: Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to Be Met Within Persian Literature [Hardcover]

Language: English,Persian. About The Book: A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary by Francis Joseph Steingass is a landmark reference work that offers detailed translations and explanations of Persian words, including Arabic terms commonly found in Persian literature. Designed for scholars, translators, and students, the dictionary provides extensive definitions, idiomatic expressions, and contextual usage drawn from classical and modern Persian texts. Published in the 19th century, it reflects meticulous philological research and bridges linguistic and cultural understanding between Persian and English. Steingass's work remains an essential tool in Persian studies, valued for its depth, accuracy, and inclusion of literary and historical vocabulary encountered in traditional Persian writings. About The Author: Francis Joseph Steingass (1825–1903) was a distinguished British linguist and orientalist renowned for his contributions to Arabic and Persian lexicography. Fluent in multiple languages, he authored pivotal works such as A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary (1892), The Student’s Arabic-English Dictionary (1884), and English-Arabic Dictionary (1882), all of which remain invaluable to scholars and students. Steingass also translated literary classics, notably co-translating The Assemblies of Al-?arîri, enriching Western understanding of Arabic prose. His dictionaries, marked by depth, precision, and cultural insight, helped bridge linguistic divides and laid critical groundwork for Oriental studies in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Title 'A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary: Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to Be Met Within Persian Literature written/authored/edited by Francis Joseph Steingass', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789371690713 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 1545 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English,Persian. The subject of this book is Dictionary. Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms Vol: 1545.…