A Comprehensive Persian English Dictionary |  | Authors: Francis Joseph Steingass; F. Steingass, F. Steingass
Publisher: Laurier Books Ltd. /AES
Category: Book
List Price: $74.00
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1597742
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 1548
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 6 x 2.9
ISBN: 8120606701
Dewey Decimal Number: 491
EAN: 9788120606708
ASIN: 8120606701
Publication Date: 1992
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22 cm. - excellent reprint of a classic, very good production. over 1500 pages.- -Language Region : Iran, Persia, Middle East
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 Rich, but flawed June 18, 2008
Joel Ross (USA)
I wanted this Persian dictionary to be the last. I hate lugging around dictionaries, especially large ones, from place to place. Luckily, my organization bought this for me, because if I had purchased it, I probably would have returned it. Both this dictionary, and Hayyim's, are available online via University of Chicago. I figured that this dictionary would come in handy in a location without internet access. However.
As I have found with other language references printed in Pakistan and India, the quality is horrid. Pages are thin, print quality ranges from tolerable to unreadable, the font is obtuse, and for the Persian, obviously outdated. In short, the production of this reference very much negates the knowledge contained therein.
Conclusion: since this reference is available online, there is little advantage to purchasing it, especially in light of its flaws. Still, if you require a printed, comprehensive dictionary of Persian, more comprehensive than Aryanpour, and certainly Dehghani, it's your Ben Kenobi, with bad type. Of course, there is no English to Persian, but who needs that anyway?
 The best in the market. January 9, 2008
A. G. Khonji (Bahrain, A.Gulf)
Just like another reviewer has metioned, the paper is a bit on the cheap side. The printing of the English words are clear, but the printing of the Persian words are sometimes blurry. Fortunately, there is transliteration, in English alphabet letters, of each and every word, therefore clarifying the spelling of the Persian words completely. And it is comprehensive to the full extent of the word. So far, I have never been disappointed when looking for a proper Persian word and it's meaning. It may sound pricey, but actually it is economical in the long run, as you do not have to look for another Persian/English dictionary. This reviewer is Persian, and has done upto class six in a Persian school during his childhood, but takes his hat off to Mr.Francis Steingass who obviously was not a Persian, but has difinitely done a thorough job when preparing this dictionary.
Indispensable for Classical Persian literature November 18, 2007
Paul Stevenson (Silver Spring, Maryland, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Francis Joseph Steingass did a remarkable job of compiling this enormous vocabulary of literary Persian at the end of the 19th century. If your goal is to read classical Persian literature, this dictionary is a must-have.
Steingass includes full vocalizations for all words, which is very helpful. His system of vowel transliteration is quite antiquated, though. It is the old British system, which seems to have been imported from Arabic, to which it is much better suited. However, those familiar with Modern Persian pronunciation will be able to figure out the correct equivalents for Steingass' choices.
I own the Manohar reprint pictured here. The paper is cheap and tears easily, but the quality of printing is actually pretty good. Most pages are clearly printed. While a few are slightly blurry or light, they are always legible. Furthermore, unlike some Indian publications I have seen, the text is well lined up on almost all pages. The margins don't vary wildly and on all but a very few pages, the edge of the text is parallel with the edge of the paper. Where the text is at a bit of an angle, it is not a great angle and does not look too awkward. (I include these comments because I suspect that other readers might, as I did, feel some trepidation about forking out money for an Indian reprint, as some of these are of rather bad quality.) Overall, I am quite happy to settle for less than wonderful paper in exchange for a very reasonable price for this tome. European or American reprints of books of comparable size can run several times the price.
Classical Persian lexicon July 17, 2000
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
As the reviewer from Jerusalem says, an excellent dictionary which ought to be on the shelf of any Persianist. But... the book is a hundred years old and Modern Persian is significantly different, so don't buy it expecting to use it for the newspaper.
 The Steingass Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary April 4, 2000
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Steingass's dictionary is a useful tool for all those studying the Persian language, and in particular to those more interested in poetry and classical Persian. This comprehensive dictionary includes not only words and phrases, but also pronunciation aids (especially important for reading poetry). There are words in the dictionary which are not usually used in modern Persian, but on the whole it is an important and significant tool for Persian researchers and students.
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