Dehkhoda Dictionary
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Dehkhoda Dictionary is the largest comprehensive Persian dictionary ever published, in 15 volumes (26000 pages). The book was published over forty five years of efforts by Dehkhoda and a cadre of other experts.
The series contains 4.5 million entries (فیش) according to Dehkhoda's own statement in a late recording, and 3 million entries according to the introduction of the latest digital release of the dictionary by Tehran University Press (version 3.0).
It was first printed in 1931. Dehkhoda also was helped by prominent linguists Mohammad Moin, Jafar Shahidi, and Dabirsiyaghi.
The work became so significant that in 1945, a bill was proposed in the Majles, signed by numerous Members of Parliament, including Mohammed Mossadegh, to allocate a special budget and staff to completing the project. Offices were provided for the task inside the compounds of the Majles itself, and later on, the entire project was moved to Tehran University's College of Humanities, with additional staffing, where the Dehkhoda Institute was founded, and where it remains until this day.
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The introduction section in the digital version of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, release 3.0. Tehran University Press. 2006.
