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Books in Dari and Pashto

 

Dari (Persian) and Pashto are the two official languages of Afghanistan. Official government documents in Afghanistan are published in both languages. Most Afghans are bi-lingual and are fluent in both languages. About 50 percent of Afghans speak Dari, and some 40 percent speak Pashto. Other languages in Afghanistan include Turkic languages (Uzbek and Turkmen), Baluchi, Pashai, Nuristan, and others spoken by minority groups.

Dari and Pashto have extensive literature. Some of their greatest poets include Jalaluddin Rumi, Omar Khayam, Firdausi, Khushal Khan Khattak and Rahman Baba. About 15 percent of the material in the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection are in Dari and Pashto. Selected materials from the collection have been digitized in support of research in the area of Afghanistan studies.

The UNO Criss Library holds the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection, one of the largest collections of Afghan primary and secondary materials outside of the country. It contains over 20,000 titles in more than 20 languages, including Dari, Pashto, and English.

Statement on Harmful Material: Materials in UNO Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today's standards. The documents, images, publications, and other materials have been retained in order to fully represent the materials in their original format. If the offensive text is not in the original, but in a finding aid, catalog record, or other description created by library employees, please contact Archives and Special Collections to bring this to our attention. Archives & Special Collections is guided by the core values of the Society of American Archivists. If you have questions about this statement or about Archives and Special Collections’ work, we welcome your feedback. Please contact us at unoasc@unomaha.edu or 402-554-6046.

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  • Tarikh de wam tolgi lapar by Mohammad Yosouf Elmi

    Tarikh de wam tolgi lapar

    Mohammad Yosouf Elmi

    Language: Pashto

  • Pashto and math, grade 1 by unknown

    Pashto and math, grade 1

    unknown

  • Quran and religious studies, grade 1 by unknown

    Quran and religious studies, grade 1

    unknown

    Quran and religious studies

    Grade 1

    Language: Pashto

    Printed 1371

  • Pashto and math, grade 1 by unknown

    Pashto and math, grade 1

    unknown

    Pashto and Math

    Grade 1

    Language: Pashto

    Printed: 1371

  • Siwād-i jihād-i, Volume 1 by F. M. M. Āsmāʼī and Ittiḥād-i Islāmī-i Mujāhidīn-i Afghānistān

    Siwād-i jihād-i, Volume 1

    F. M. M. Āsmāʼī and Ittiḥād-i Islāmī-i Mujāhidīn-i Afghānistān

  • Siwād-i jihād-i, Volume 2 by F. M. M. Āsmāʼī and Ittiḥād-i Islāmī-i Mujāhidīn-i Afghānistān

    Siwād-i jihād-i, Volume 2

    F. M. M. Āsmāʼī and Ittiḥād-i Islāmī-i Mujāhidīn-i Afghānistān

  • Siwād-i jihād-i, Volume 3 by F. M. M. Āsmāʼī and Ittiḥād-i Islāmī-i Mujāhidīn-i Afghānistān

    Siwād-i jihād-i, Volume 3

    F. M. M. Āsmāʼī and Ittiḥād-i Islāmī-i Mujāhidīn-i Afghānistān

  • The Alphabet of Jehaad Literacy, Volume 2 by F. M. M. Asmaie

    The Alphabet of Jehaad Literacy, Volume 2

    F. M. M. Asmaie

  • Qirāʼat-i Dari : ṣinf-i panjum by Shūrā-yi S̲aqāfatī-i Jihād-i Afghānistān and Nūr Aḥmad Tarin

    Qirāʼat-i Dari : ṣinf-i panjum

    Shūrā-yi S̲aqāfatī-i Jihād-i Afghānistān and Nūr Aḥmad Tarin

    Dari language Study and teaching (Primary).

  • List-i qavanin va usulnamah'hay nafizah-i Afghanistan by Afghanistan

    List-i qavanin va usulnamah'hay nafizah-i Afghanistan

    Afghanistan

    The document lists 165 laws and practice-legal codes that were issued by the government of Afghanistan from 1310 to 1353 (1931-1975). The list includes starting date for each law and the date of termination of the law, if no more in practice.

    Type script, in Dari language

  • Ranżūr by Sayyid Iḥsān Allāh Hir

    Ranżūr

    Sayyid Iḥsān Allāh Hir

  • Afghān-i notūnah (Afghan songs and melodies) by Afghanistan, Press and Information Ministry

    Afghān-i notūnah (Afghan songs and melodies)

    Afghanistan, Press and Information Ministry

    The music is provided for a number of special Afghan melodies. These melodies have their origin in the eastern, southern, and southwestern regions of Afghanistan. Some of the songs, in both Pushto and Farsi lyrics, tell the story of young lovers' innermost feelings for each other and the plight of meeting under difficult social conditions. The lyrics tell of the heartaches resulting from these impossible situations and ardent hopes for eventual fulfillment of love. Other songs tell of the Afghan's patriotism, love of the country, and of the proud tradition of sacrificing everything in the cause of motherland.

  • Siraj al-Tavarikh by Fayz Muhammad Katib

    Siraj al-Tavarikh

    Fayz Muhammad Katib

    Covers the history of Afghanistan from, 17th-20th century. It includes historical events and biographical descriptions of Afghan kings and rulers. The book is in Persian language, in two volumes.

    Published in Kabul: Matbaah-i Hurufi-i Dal al-Saltanah, 1331 (1952)

  • Kābul : ʻilmī, adabī, ijtimāʻī, tārīkhī, November 1932 by Puṣhto Ṭolạnah

    Kābul : ʻilmī, adabī, ijtimāʻī, tārīkhī, November 1932

    Puṣhto Ṭolạnah

    Physical Description: volumes : illustrations ; 23-24 cm
    Language: Persian
    Summary: The official monthly organ of the now defunct Literary Society of Kabul, that published scientific, literary, sociological, and historical articles.

    The number in the title refers to part of a file name and is not necessarily illustrative of this publication's volume/ issue number. Translation pending.

  • Kābul : ʻilmī, adabī, ijtimāʻī, tārīkhī, September 1932 by Puṣhto Ṭolạnah

    Kābul : ʻilmī, adabī, ijtimāʻī, tārīkhī, September 1932

    Puṣhto Ṭolạnah

    Physical Description: volumes : illustrations ; 23-24 cm
    Language: Persian
    Summary: The official monthly organ of the now defunct Literary Society of Kabul, that published scientific, literary, sociological, and historical articles.

    The number in the title refers to part of a file name and is not necessarily illustrative of this publication's volume/ issue number. Translation pending.

  • Tāj al-Tavārīkh:Savāniḥ-i ʻUmrī-yi Ala-Hazrat Amīr ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Khān, vol. 1 by Muhammad Jafar

    Tāj al-Tavārīkh:Savāniḥ-i ʻUmrī-yi Ala-Hazrat Amīr ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Khān, vol. 1

    Muhammad Jafar

    Biographical history of Abdul Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, in Persian language. volume 1.

  • Tāj al-Tavārīkh: Savāniḥ-i ʻUmrī-yi Amīr ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Khān, vol. 2 by Muhammad Jafar

    Tāj al-Tavārīkh: Savāniḥ-i ʻUmrī-yi Amīr ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Khān, vol. 2

    Muhammad Jafar

    Biographical history of Amir Abdul Rahman Khan, king of Afghanistan, v.2.

 
 
 

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