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Iranian-American Mandaean writer (1934–2022)
Dakhil Shooshtary
Bornc. 1934
Khorramshahr, Iran
DiedJanuary 26, 2022
New York, United States
NationalityIranian, American
Occupation(s)Writer, lexicographer
Known forMandaean calendars
Notable workEnglish-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
Arabic-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
Farsi-Mandaic dictionary (2012)
SpouseNoona
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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.

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.

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.

In addition to his work on Mandaic dictionaries, Shooshtary was known for making Mandaean calendars.

He died on January 26, 2022, in New York state.

Family

Dakhil Shooshtary was married to Noona.

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References

  1. ^ Häberl, Charles (2009). The Neo-Mandaic Dialect of Khorramshahr. Otto Harrassowitz. doi:10.7282/t3qf8r7c.
  2. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  3. ^ 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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