Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay
Grammar of the Persian language by Franz Lorenz von Dombay

Grammar of the Persian language 1804

Franz Lorenz von Dombay

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  • Sur l'oeuvre d'art
    Grammatica lingua Persicae accedunt dialogi, historiae, sententiae et narrationes Persicae.
    Vienna, Albert Camesina, 1804.
    4to.
    Slightly later purple half morocco, gold-tooled spine, marbled endpapers.

    First edition of a grammar of the Persian language, written by the Austrian orientalist Franz Lorenz von Dombay (1758-1810). In his preface, Dombay states that there existed several Persian grammars, but he thought none of them sufficient to learn the language. His grammar starts with the basics: the Persian letters, gradually including more words and continuing with the syntax and morphology of the language. For the words he first gives the Arabic word, then a transcription of the word in the Latin alphabet, followed by the Latin translation of the word. The last fifty pages contain sentences, dialogues and some Persian narratives.Binding rubbed along the extremities. Title-page foxed and some minor foxing throughout, lower corner of page 45 slightly damaged, not affecting text, and some occasional small spots. Overall a good copy.

    Hage Chahine 1368; not in Atabey; Blackmer.
  • Sur l'artiste
    Franz Lorenz von Dombay (1758, Vienne - 1810, Vienne) a étudié les langues orientales, en particulier l'arabe, à la Wiener Akademie. En 1783, il rejoignit une délégation de l'empereur Joseph II au Maroc, où il s'occupa intensivement de la littérature orientale. Plus tard, il a été employé à l'ambassade impériale de Madrid. En 1802, il fut nommé interprète à la Cour de Vienne. Dombay a produit une grammaire arabe mais surtout il est réputé pour sa Grammatica linguae Persicae (Grammaire persane), Vienne (1804). Il a également écrit Geschichte der Scherifen oder der Könige des jetzt regierenden Hauses zu Marokko (1801; Histoire des sherifs ou rois de l'actuelle Chambre du gouvernement au Maroc).