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]