The Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute ( fa, مؤسسه لغتنامه دهخدا, Muʾassasa-ye Loghatnāme-ye Dehkhodā, meaning
Dehkhoda Dictionary
The ''Dehkhoda Dictionary'' ( fa, لغتنامهٔ دهخدا) is the largest comprehensive Persian encyclopedic dictionary ever published, comprising 200 volumes. It is published by the Tehran University Press (UTP) under the supervision of ...
Institute) or International Center for Persian Studies: ICPS (مرکز بینالمللی آموزش زبان فارسی) is the main official international center for teaching the
Persian language
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and literature in
Iran
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. It was founded in 1945 and is now part of the
University of Tehran. It is named after
Mirza Ali Akbar Ghazvini, known as Dehkhoda, a prominent Iranian literary scholar, poet, and author.
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History
The institute traces its origins to a 1925 Iranian law decreeing the compilation of an official Persian dictionary. Work on the dictionary was begun by Dehkhoda, and upon his death, his residence was named The Dehkhoda Institute, and housed the academic staff from several Iranian universities who compiled the dictionary. In 1957, responsibility for the dictionary was delegated to Tehran
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University's Department of Persian Language and Literature, and The Dehkhoda Institute became part of the University of Tehran. It is located in Valiasr Avenue near the Tajrish district of North Tehran. It is a part of Dr Mahmoud Afshar's foundation.
Current activities
The institute offers basic, intermediate and advanced courses in Persian for foreign and Iranian students, as well as higher level courses for graduates of Persian Language and Literature, Oriental Studies and Iranian Studies.
File:DehkhodaInstitute.JPG, Entrance of Dehkhoda Institute
File:LibraryDekhodaInstitute.JPG, Library of Dehkhoda Institute
See also
*Dehkhoda Dictionary
The ''Dehkhoda Dictionary'' ( fa, لغتنامهٔ دهخدا) is the largest comprehensive Persian encyclopedic dictionary ever published, comprising 200 volumes. It is published by the Tehran University Press (UTP) under the supervision of ...
References
External links
Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute and International Center for Persian Studies
Dehkhoda
Learned societies of Iran
University of Tehran
Persian language
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