Dihkhudā va Lughat-nāmah Persian 2026

Dehkhoda and the Dictionary, by Maryam Mirshamsi, is a documented study of the life of Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda and the development of one of the most important reference works in the Persian language, the Dehkhoda Dictionary. Drawing on a wide range of documents, images, and archival sources, the author examines both Dehkhoda’s intellectual and cultural activities and the long process through which the dictionary was compiled, edited, and published.

The book is organized into three main sections. The first reconstructs Dehkhoda’s life in detail on the basis of documentary evidence. The second traces the history of the dictionary’s formation, including its working methods, stages of compilation, and publication history. The third introduces the editors, assistants, and researchers who contributed to the completion of this extensive project, with attention to the nature and extent of their involvement.

Beyond biography, the book is an important resource for the study of Persian lexicography, encyclopaedic scholarship, the Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, and the history of one of modern Iran’s major scholarly and cultural projects. Richly illustrated with historical documents, photographs, and archival material, it is particularly useful for scholars of Persian language and literature, lexicography, and the cultural history of modern Iran.