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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎62r] (128/1826)

The record is made up of 1 volume (908 folios). It was created in 1829. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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A usl) A tamarisk shrub. Name of a place re
markable for a battle between the tribes of and
a ^ asall, Rich in sheep and wool.
A <— as lab) (pi. of silb) Worn-out camels. Old men.
A asalat) (pi. of aslat) Large prickly tamarisks.
a is las) (iv of Becoming three in number.
a islaj) (iv of ^ J ) Snowing. Being snowy (the day).
Being overtaken by the snow. Rendering joyful, (for */?«/)
Victory, good fortune.
A islal) (iv of ,Jj salla) Causing to be restored. Abound
ing in a species of wool called <lL-j sallat.
A c— islab or aslab. Earth or stones, or small fragments of
either. Islab) A camel losing his teeth and the hair of his tail
throuirh old a ire.
A aslat) A root, stock, origin. Esteem, honour, glory,
dignity. A fund, substance. Chance. The tamarisk species.
Name of a place near Madina, and of a village near Baghdad.
A aslak) Seed of the agnus castus.
A aslarri) Broken in the edge (as a sword, &c.), pierced,
broken, or cracked (a wall, &c.).
A ! asini) (part.) Sinning; a culprit. Slow. Fatigued.
*a asimU) (fut. ya-samu) He was a sinner.
A asirri) (for usim) A sinner.
a ^ isni) (from A sin, a crime, an offence; any thing
forbidden, as wine, dice, &c.
A jUj! issimad) (vm of Jlaj) Going to drink at Saj samad.
a asmdr) (pi. of jAJ samr') Fruits. Ismar, (iv of
Bearing fruit. Growing rich. Multiplying, increasing.
A JUj^ ismdl) (iv of Causing any thing to settle at the
bottom of a cistern. Being very frothy (milk).
A asmdri) (pi. of saman) Prices, (pi. of su -
mun) Eighths. Ismati) (iv of ^y^) Completing the number
eight. Watering camels on the eighth day. Paying a just
price.
A <Uj I dsimat) (fern, of dsim) Slow-paced. Fatigued.
A isamat) (pi. of asim) Wicked men, sinners. Ps. i. 6 .
a iXijI Asmad) Name of a place. Ismid) (or usmud) A stone
from which antimony is prepared.
A asmari) More or most dear, valuable, precious.
A usuri) (for xcusun) Statues, figures, idols.
a asnd) The middle, interval, interstice, (pi. of siny)
Plaits, foldings, (pi. of saniy) Shedding the first teeth,
(pi. of^li^ isndn) The second days, Mondays. W hilst, during,
in the mean time. tx\j 4 ?^^ In the middle of the road, whilst
travelling, a Isnd) (iv of Losing the front teeth. Rising
six years old (a camel). Becoming second; being added (a
second). Praising, panegyrizing. Disparaging, defaming
\ isndni, Two. ^ In two parts.
Two and two. Monday.
A jLs- isnd ^ashard) (mas.) Twelve.
A <Lj\ Usnat) A man’s name*
A isnatdni) (fern.) Two.
khIsnay ^ashariyat) Name of a sect of Muham
madans who follow the twelve Imams.
A asniyah) (pi. of liJ sand) Praises, encomiums, prayers.
Ayjt istC) (from ^J^) Information, impeachment. Slander.
A \y\ iszcd) (iv of c/p) Continuing in any abode. Causing to
tarry, detaining. Receiving hospitably.
A aszcdb) (pi. of sazcb) Robes, vestments.
a j\y\ aszcdr) (pi. ol jy saicr) Bulls. Large pieces oi sour
curd, quite dry.
A asub) (pi. of C-J>yJ sazcb) Garments, &c. (implying a
small quantity).
kjy\ usur) (pi. of y\ asr or asar) Vestiges. The dazzling
refulffencies of a bright sword when flourished in the sun.
A Jyj! aszcal) Foolish, insane, lazy, slow. Affected by a
torpor or vertigo, a disease peculiar to sheep, goats, &c. bsul)
(from Jj!) Firmness, constancy. Nobility, (pi. of asl)
Tamarisk trees.
a |*y^ asuni) A sinner. See ^*-3^ below.
a ^yjt assun (or ^y\ attun)) A furnace.
*A asa') (fut. b ya-si) He falsely accused.
A An informer, a slanderer, a whisperer.
A j\1j\ issi-aT) (vm ofjU) Taking revenge.
A asiS) Luxuriant, involved, intangled, (shrubs, hair,
&c.). Large, big. Fleshy, full of flesh and blood, having large
hips or thighs (women).
p jy\ aslr) Tears of grief. A ball of fire; the sun.
A. rJI asiV) Signing. Marking the ground with large prints
of the foot (an ox, ahorse, or a camel). Impressed, stamped.
Excellent, chosen, selected. An intimate friend. Name of a
man. (A/^g) The sky, the aether. a^-j^jJ Name of a moun
tain. UsayV) (dim. of y\ asar) A little sign.
A iyJl asirat) A beast of burthen, whose foot makes a deep
impression in the ground. jy\ At first, in the first place;
above all things.
O
P j^ asij) Southern wood (a plant). A spark of fire.
A CuLa-j! Usayflydt) Name of a place. Little hills.
a Usayflyat) Name of a town in Arabia.
A asyal) A camel with a large sheath. Asll) Radical,
firm. Of a noble or illustrious race. Name of a place. Usayl)
Name of a valley near Madina, fruitful in dates.
a a slat) A sinner, a criminal. A liar. Wicked, rascally,
heaping crime upon crime.
AiU-j! asimat) Flagitious, sinning repeatedly. Frequency in
sinning.
A^j-J^ asin) (for^j-jl) Radical, firm. Illustrious of descent.
p dj) Desire, avidity.

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The volume is A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations , by John Richardson, of the Middle Temple and Wadham College, Oxford. Revised and improved by Charles Wilkins. This new edition has been enlarged by Francis Johnson. The volume was printed by J. L. Cox, London, 1829.

The volume begins with a preface (folios 7-8), followed by the dissertation (folios 9-40), proofs and illustrations (folios 41-49), and an advertisement on pronunciation and verb forms (folios 50-51). The dictionary is Arabic and Persian to English, arranged alphabetically according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets. At the back of the volume are corrections and additions (folio 908).

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1 volume (908 folios)
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The dictionary is arranged alphabetically, according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 910; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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