Dakhil Shooshtary | |
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Born |
c. 1934
Khorramshahr, Iran |
Died | January 26, 2022
New York, United States |
Nationality | Iranian, American |
Occupation(s) | Writer, lexicographer |
Known for | Mandaean calendars |
Notable work | English-Mandaic dictionary (2012) Arabic-Mandaic dictionary (2012) Farsi-Mandaic dictionary (2012) |
Spouse | Noona |
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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]
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
Dakhil Shooshtary was married to Noona. [2]: 117
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link)Dakhil Shooshtary | |
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Born |
c. 1934
Khorramshahr, Iran |
Died | January 26, 2022
New York, United States |
Nationality | Iranian, American |
Occupation(s) | Writer, lexicographer |
Known for | Mandaean calendars |
Notable work | English-Mandaic dictionary (2012) Arabic-Mandaic dictionary (2012) Farsi-Mandaic dictionary (2012) |
Spouse | Noona |
Part of a series on |
Mandaeism |
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Religion portal |
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]
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
Dakhil Shooshtary was married to Noona. [2]: 117
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