title: The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary
text: # The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary
  
  The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary is a 2001 book by Garland Cannon and Alan S. Kaye. It is a historical dictionary of Persian loanwords in English which includes 811 Persian words appeared in English texts since 1225 CE.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The book was reviewed by Karlheinz Mörth, Golnaz Modarresi Ghavami, John R. Perry and Mousa A. Btoosh.
  
  