Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda | |
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| علیاکبر دهخدا | |
 Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda | |
| Born | Ali-Akbar Ghazvini 1879 |
| Died | March 9, 1956 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Ibn Babawayh Cemetery, Ray |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Lexicographer, Linguist, Satirist |
| Notable work | Amsāl o Hekam (Proverbs and Sayings) Dehkhoda Dictionary Charand-o Parand (pronounced: Čarand-o Parand; lit. 'fiddle-faddle') French-Persian Dictionary |
| Political party | Moderate Socialists Party |
Allameh Ali-Akbar Dehkhodā (Persian: علیاکبر دهخدا; 1879 – March 9, 1956) was a prominent Iranian literary writer, philologist, and lexicographer.
He was the author of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, the most extensive dictionary of the Persian language published to date.