A critique on the edition of Al-sorâh men al-sehâh

Arabic-Persian Al-sorâh men al-sehâh dictionary is one of Jamâl al-Din Abulfazl Mohammad Qarshi’s works and an abstract translation of Tâj al-Loghat and Sehâh al-Arabiyyat written by by Abu Nasr Ismail ben Hammâd Jowhari. Qarshi completed the book in 700 AH in Kâshghar located in Transoxiana. Mohammad Hoseyn Heydaryân edited and translated The Arabic parts in 1397 SH. In this article, first, the edition approach of Sorâh is reviewed. Then, the mistakes and misreads of the editor are mentioned on the basis of two manuscripts used by Heydaryân, one lithograph and Sehâh, and correct forms are proposed. Next, the main differences and mismatches between recording of the text and the recording of the manuscripts, specially the basic manuscript, are studied and finally, some of the flaws and deficiencies of the printed version in comparison to the manuscripts are mentioned.