Dr. Mohammad Moein, great Iranian linguist and lexicographer, author of Moein Dictionary, the most important Persian dictionary of the 20th century.
Notable Works
Moein Persian Dictionary (6 volumes), Mazdayasna and Persian Literature
Fun Facts
The Moein Dictionary took 25 years of his life. With over 60,000 entries, it remains the most widely used Persian dictionary. He was a student of Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda and helped complete the Dehkhoda Dictionary.
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