DODYHUDOEV, Rahim Halilovič. Sahčar, Gorno-Badahšan 15.6.1928 — Moscow 14.11.1995. Russian (Tadzhik?) Iranian scholar, specialist of Pamir languages. Son of a farmer. In 1946-56 served in Red Army, then studied until 1958 at Dushanbe University, taught there in 1961-80. In 1980-84 Director of Tadzhik Institute of Russian Language and Literature, from 1984 naučnyj sotrudnik at Tadzhik Oriental Institute. Kand. filol. nauk 1963, Docent 1965, Dr. filol. nauk 1981, Professor 1983, in Dushanbe.

Publications: At least 60 items, including:

– Kand.diss. Istoričeskaja fonetika šugnanskogo jazyka (konsonantizm). Manuscript of 196 p. 1963; dr. diss. Lingvistič. analiz mikrotoponimii Pamira (na materiale šugnansko-jazgulemsk. gruppy). Manuscript of 334 p. M. 1980.

Materialy po isoričeskoj fonetike šugnanskogo jazyka. 52 p. Dušanbe 1962.

Slovar’ pehlevijskih četerogramm. 21 p. Dušanbe 1969.

– A short history of Tadzhik language. 70 p. Dushanbe 1978 (in Tadzhik).

Sources: Miliband 1977 & 1995; *Russian Vikipedija.