English Persian Dictionary

Presents a Farsi-English dictionary containing over 4,000 entries with romanized Farsi text, as well as a phrase book and brief introductions to grammar, pronunciation and the Farsi alphabet.

Cultural Writing. Language Reference. Middle Eastern Studies. A DICTIONARY OF COMMON PERSIAN AND ENGLISH VERBS contains over 10,000 verbs with Persian and English equivalents. This volume satisfies the need for a modern study aid for students of thePersian language which has, so far, not been met by the currently available reference works. It will be of invaluable assistance to students of Persian at all levels. It is suitable for those taking a formal course of instruction as well asthose teaching themselves. Hooshang Amuzegar has successfully taught Persian to English speakers in Iran for over thirty years and to British diplomats in London for ten years. He is the author of several other books, including an English translation of The Little Black Fish and a How to Speak, Read & Write Persian also published by Ibex Publishers.

A comprehensive dictionary defines approximately thirty thousand words and idioms in 22,500 entries, and includes hints on pronunciation and transliteration of Persian, known as Farsi in Iran and as Dari in Afghanistan.

Includes approximately 22,000 entries. The Persian (Farsi) equivalents are also written in English letters for those unable to read Persian script. It provides the Persian equivalent rather than a descriptive meaning of the English word. The pronunciation of the Persian rather than the English is emphasised.

The increasing popularity of the study of Persian (also known as Farsi, Tajiki or Dari) in the English speaking world, has created a need for a bi-directional Persian-English dictionary geared towards English speakers who are learning Persian.The features of the Persian-English / English-Persian Learner's Dictionary which make it unique are: BI-DIRECTIONAL: This is the first and only Persian-English/English-Persian dictionary in one volume which features both Persian and transliteration.ALPHABET: The alphabet used in Persian is completely different from the English. This can be a major barrier in the early stages of learning the language. This dictionary provides a simple transliteration of the Persian word along with its equivalent in the Persian alphabet.ALPHABETICAL ORDER: In this dictionary, the alphabetical order in the Persian-English section is based on the English spelling. This makes it easy for the user who is not familiar with the Persian alphabet to find a word.CORRECT USE OF WORDS: This dictionary gives synonyms in various contexts allowing the student to easily choose the correct meaning.ENTRIES: Approximately 18,000 entries covering both day-to-day and more specialized vocabulary. The Audience for this dictionary is: English speaking students of Persian.English speakers who are seeking to communicate with Persian speakers.Children of Iranians, Afghans and Tajiks outside their homeland who wish to learn their mother language.Persian speakers who wish to learn English.