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Dakhil Shooshtary
Born c. 1934
DiedJanuary 26, 2022
New York, United States
NationalityIranian, American
Occupation(s)Writer, lexicographer
Known for Mandaean calendars
Notable workEnglish-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
Arabic-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
Farsi-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
SpouseNoona

Dakhil A. Shooshtary ( Persian: دخيل شوشتری; born c. 1934, Khorramshahr; died January 26, 2022, New York) was an Iranian-American Mandaean writer, lexicographer, and calendar maker. As one of the last remaining fully fluent native speakers of Neo-Mandaic, he is known for his Mandaic dictionaries. [1]

Biography

Dakhil Shooshtary was born in Khuzestan, Iran during the 1930s. His last name was derived from Shushtar, the name of a city in Iran. Dakhil Shooshtary was born about 10 years after his brother Nasser Sobbi, who was born on March 13, 1924. He later emigrated to the state of New York in the United States. [2]: 117 

Shooshtary was a fluent native speaker, reader, and writer of Mandaic. He spoke Neo-Mandaic regularly with his brother Nasser Sobbi and his uncle Abdolkarim Moradi, a resident of Syosset, New York. [1]

In addition to his work on Mandaic dictionaries, Shooshtary was known for making Mandaean calendars. [3]: xxxii 

He died on January 26, 2022, in New York state. [3]: xxviii 

Family

Dakhil Shooshtary was married to Noona. [2]: 117 

Books

  • Shooshtary, Dakhil (2012). English-Mandaic Dictionary. Bloomington, Indiana. ISBN  978-1-4567-6361-9.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) (or ISBN  978-1-4567-6363-3)
  • Shooshtary, Dakhil (2012). Arabic-Mandaic Dictionary (in Arabic). Bloomington, Indiana. ISBN  978-1-4567-6357-2.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Shooshtary, Dakhil (2012). Farsi-Mandaic Dictionary (in Persian). Bloomington, Indiana. ISBN  978-1-4567-6360-2.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Häberl, Charles (2009). The Neo-Mandaic Dialect of Khorramshahr. Otto Harrassowitz. doi: 10.7282/t3qf8r7c.
  2. ^ a b Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN  0-19-515385-5. OCLC  65198443.
  3. ^ a b Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN  978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN  1935-441X.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dakhil Shooshtary
Born c. 1934
DiedJanuary 26, 2022
New York, United States
NationalityIranian, American
Occupation(s)Writer, lexicographer
Known for Mandaean calendars
Notable workEnglish-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
Arabic-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
Farsi-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
SpouseNoona

Dakhil A. Shooshtary ( Persian: دخيل شوشتری; born c. 1934, Khorramshahr; died January 26, 2022, New York) was an Iranian-American Mandaean writer, lexicographer, and calendar maker. As one of the last remaining fully fluent native speakers of Neo-Mandaic, he is known for his Mandaic dictionaries. [1]

Biography

Dakhil Shooshtary was born in Khuzestan, Iran during the 1930s. His last name was derived from Shushtar, the name of a city in Iran. Dakhil Shooshtary was born about 10 years after his brother Nasser Sobbi, who was born on March 13, 1924. He later emigrated to the state of New York in the United States. [2]: 117 

Shooshtary was a fluent native speaker, reader, and writer of Mandaic. He spoke Neo-Mandaic regularly with his brother Nasser Sobbi and his uncle Abdolkarim Moradi, a resident of Syosset, New York. [1]

In addition to his work on Mandaic dictionaries, Shooshtary was known for making Mandaean calendars. [3]: xxxii 

He died on January 26, 2022, in New York state. [3]: xxviii 

Family

Dakhil Shooshtary was married to Noona. [2]: 117 

Books

  • Shooshtary, Dakhil (2012). English-Mandaic Dictionary. Bloomington, Indiana. ISBN  978-1-4567-6361-9.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) (or ISBN  978-1-4567-6363-3)
  • Shooshtary, Dakhil (2012). Arabic-Mandaic Dictionary (in Arabic). Bloomington, Indiana. ISBN  978-1-4567-6357-2.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Shooshtary, Dakhil (2012). Farsi-Mandaic Dictionary (in Persian). Bloomington, Indiana. ISBN  978-1-4567-6360-2.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Häberl, Charles (2009). The Neo-Mandaic Dialect of Khorramshahr. Otto Harrassowitz. doi: 10.7282/t3qf8r7c.
  2. ^ a b Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN  0-19-515385-5. OCLC  65198443.
  3. ^ a b Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN  978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN  1935-441X.

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