Bahr-e Ajam, an Unknown Dictionary in the Subcontinent

So far, many works of Persian dictionaries of the Subcontinent have been investigated by Iranian scholars and lexicographers, however, some dictionaries still remain unknown. Bahr-e Ajam, among them, is a monolingual Persian dictionary in the 13th century Persia. The compiler, in his dictionary, has extracted simple and compound infinitives and their derivatives, as well as attributive and prepositional compounds from Ka􀇆folloqât, Bahâr-e Ajam and Qiyâsolloqât. This article, first, provides the compiler's biography and his purpose of compiling Bahr-e Ajam. Next, it describes the structure and compilation method of the dictionary. The final section examines the detailed information on pronunciation, meaning, grammar, and example words or phrases based on the principles of lexicography. The advantages and disadvantages of the book are also considered.