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Farhang-i Rashidi
The Farhang-i Rashidi () is a Persian dictionary compiled in 17th-century Mughal India by scholar Abd-al-Rashid Thattawi, in the city of Thatta. The dictionary is one of the major contributions to Persian lexicography from the Mughal era, and is the first critical dictionary of the Persian language. It is cited as a source in several subsequent Persian dictionaries and was used by European Persianists in their study of the language. Unlike other dictionaries of its time, the ''Farhang-i Rashidi'' has no dedication, and scholars disagree on whether it was the result of imperial patronage. Writing The ''Farhang-i Rashidi'' was written by Abd-al-Rashid binʿAbd-al-Ghafur Ḥusayni Thattawi, a poet and scholar with two other lexicographical writings to his name. The author introduces himself in the ''Farhang'' as having been born in Thatta, Sindh, with his family originating from Medina, and claims descent from Imam Husayn; not much else is known of his life. In the preface to the ...
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