Sulayman Hayyim

Sulayman Hayyim
Sulayman Hayyim, author of Persian, English, French, and Hebrew dictionaries
Sulayman Hayyim, author of Persian, English, French, and Hebrew dictionaries
Bornc. 1887 (1887-11-11UTC21:37:23)
Tehran, Iran
Died14 February 1970 (1970-02-15) (aged 82)
Tehran, Iran
Occupationlexicographer, translator, essayist, poet
SpouseAzizagha Bakhshitarzan

Sulayman Hayyim[1] (Persian: سلیمان حییم) (c. 1887 in Tehran, Iran – February 14, 1970 in Tehran), was an Iranian lexicographer, translator, playwright and essayist, often called "Iran's Father of the bilingual dictionary".[2]

  1. ^ also Solayman, Soleyman, or Soleiman Haïm)
  2. ^ "Jewish Iranian Solayman Haim remembered in Tehran". IFP News.