List of dragomans

The following is a list of dragomans.

Definition

A dragoman was an interpreter, translator, and official guide between Turkish, Arabic, and Persian-speaking countries and polities of the Middle East and European embassies, consulates, vice-consulates and trading posts. A dragoman had to have a knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and European languages.[1]

References

  1. Franz Pochhacker (2015). Routledge Encyclopedia of Interpreting Studies. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-317-39126-5.
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