On Azar 10, 1318, Iran Kalbasi, an Iranian linguist and professor at the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, was born in Isfahan.
Iran Kalbasi specializes in Iranian dialects and has written most of her articles in this field. Dr. Kalbasi and her husband, Dr. Yadollah Samareh, one of the most prominent linguists, have spent more than half a century of their lives during research in linguistics. Dr. Samareh is known as the father of Iranian phonology, and Iran Kalbasi is a pioneer in dialectology. Dr. Iran Kalbasi has spent her life collecting the words used in Iranian culture. By reading about common people’s culture, one can understand the spiritual and social characteristics of the people of a country, and she has authored a rich treasure trove of words hidden in common cultures and presented it to culture lovers. Our fellow countrymen speak different and unique dialects with different accents, all over Iran. These dialects and accents are the national assets of each country. According to the official announcement of UNESCO, by 2100, 10% of the 7,000 dialects in the world will be forgotten, among which there are 24 Persian dialects.
The valuable work of Dr Iran Kalbasi called “Isfahani Farsi” is one of the very important works published in dialectology. Also, the book “The dialect of the Jews of Isfahan” is another methodical work by her that is found a special place among the works in the field of dialect research. Her other work, Descriptive Culture of Iranian Language Species, published by the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, was selected as the book chosen for the 28th Book of the Year Award. Dr. Kalbasi is preparing an encyclopedia of Iranian dialects. Dr. Kalbasi has supervised more than 100 doctoral and master’s dissertations in general linguistics, more than 40 papers presented at conferences and lectures, authored ten books and 56 articles published in scientific journals.
She hold a Ph.D in general linguistics from Tehran University, in 1351 (1972). Besides being professor, researcher and director of the department of linguistics at the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, she is also director of the department of linguistics at the Iranian Linguistics Association. Iran Kalbasi has taught at the universities of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti, Al-Zahra, Iranian Medical Sciences, Payame Noor, the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, and Azad University.
In Persian dictionaries Mehr is known as the God of love and wisdom in spiritual and divine deeds, which is associated with the month of Mehr (the seventh month of the solar year) and the day of Mehr (the 16th day of the month). Mehr, who is called Mithra in the Avesta, is one of the great deities before Zoroaster. Mehr is known as the God of light and brightness. Mehr is the God of love, affection and friendship, the wisdom to find wealth and realize one’s wishes. In another version, Mehr is the name of the sun.
Mehr Izad overlooks the deeds of the two sides in a dispute. Wherever there is a dispute Mehr Izad is present to implement justice, strengthen friendship and commitment, and oath.
Mehr is one of the most prominent gods in the Zoroastrian religion. He is one of the three deities whose name is mentioned in the twelve months of the year. One of the longest Yashts is dedicated to Mehr Yasht.
