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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎65r] (134/1826)

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 ajioak, A downcast or distorted countenance. (A man)
with a thick neck.
A ajzcalj Dusty; a dusty day. Name of a mountain.
A ajum, Disagreeable, loathed, disdained, (pi. of
njamat) Haunts or dens of wild beasts; marshes, fens.
A tyun, Corrupted (water). Ujun (from ^=>-4) Becom
ing fetid (water).
A ajuh, (for aicjuh') (pi. of <X>-j zcajh) Faces.
A l^>-! ijha^ (iv. of ^f>-) Lying open and disencumbered
(a road). Being clear and serene (the sky). Appearing, go
ing forth (a man). Giving little; stinginess. Not conceiving.
A tjhad, (iv. of A$=*.) Overloading a beast of burden;
harrassing, vexing. Suffering vexation. Pursuing with ear
nestness. Craving food. Growing grey. Walking fast.
A ijhar, (iv of^=-) Speaking clearly, publishing.
AjU>J ijhdz, (iv ofj^w) Making an assault upon a wounded
person with intent to kill.
A ijhdsh, (iv of Being about to cry. Stimula
ting to activity. Perseverance.
a ijhuZ) (iv of ^us>~) Overcoming, snatching the prey
from another. Casting her young (a camel). Causing to de
part with haste ; removing, putting away. Avenging one’s self.
A^is*^ ajhar. Squint or goggle-eyed. One that cannot bear
the glare of the sun. Beautiful, with a slight and delicate cast
of the eye, inclining to a squint.
p ajharah) A kind of prickly shrub.
A\g>>\ ajhuZ) (p\. of j[$>-jahaz) Marriage-portions. Wed
ding apparel, paraphernalia of brides. Pudenda mulierum.
A ajhizat, (pi. ofj[p*-jihaz) The pack-saddles of camels.
A ajhal, More or most ignorant. , The
most ignorant of mankind.
A ajhush) A company of men of different tribes.
A djha\ Bald. A house without a roof.
A jLs-l ajyad, (pi. of Necks, particularly such as
are long and taper. Short shirts or shifts. Name of a place
in the flat marshy ground of Mecca.
A <— ajyaf) (pi. of jifut) Stinking carcases.
A a j l Ji (from ^ ay«) A burning, a conflagration.
A ajyady Having a long and beautiful neck. Very good.
djidaity To stitch, to sew.
A^ 5 ^ «/7r, A mercenary, a hired labourer, a servant,
r ajtrdnahy In a mercenary manner.
a q/7r7, Servitude, labour, hire.
a yLo-!;! Al ujayfir, Name of a place in Arabia.
A q/7/, Procrastinating, deferring: slow. Delayed.
Collected (water). Heaped up (inud). Ujayl^ A man’s name.
A ajint) (from j*^), Burning, kindling; heat.
r^a-1 Ujayn, Name of a city in Hindustan,
p dchdr. Powdered or salted meats, pickles, or fruits,
preserved in salt, vinegar, honey, syrup, &c. particularly onions
preserved in vinegar; also the pickle or liquor in which these
meats or fruits are preserved. Freshness, verdure. Mixed,
assembled together. Unequal rugged ground, full of risings
and hollows, (s ^rrsmC) Immemorial custom, conformity
to religious institutions.
p achak) A frying-pan.
rciiVT achak, Earth, dust,
p uchakkah, A pick-pocket,
p , ,^>-1 ichi, A kind of hawk. A vizir.
A ^ ahh. Coughing; repeating often ah ah in coughing.
A Ahubishy (pi. of Habash) Ethiopians.
A ahabish, (pi. of iJbUs*- hubashat) Mixed assem
blies, men of different tribes.
A Ails*-! ihdsat, (iv of Digging up the earth, sifting or
examining it in order to find any thing.
A ahdjjy, (pi. ofj-srH uhjuzo) Enigmas.
A ahah) Thirsting. Being angry. Ah! alas! Uhdhj
Thirst. Bage, indignation, anguish, grief, passion, heat or
inflammation proceeding from agitation of mind.
A jU-1 dhdd, (pi. of ahad) Units. Sundays.
jb- 111, An incomparable man; the one of ones; a phoenix.
a uhddj as ^ > They came singly, by ones. j\>~\
uhad-uhdd) One by one.
a ihddatj (iv of A-^-) Turning away from.
a ahddt, Independent pride.
a ahddts, (pi. of ci-oAs- hadts) News, things
which have recently happened. Sayings or traditions concern
ing Muhammad, handed down by the Musulman doctors, to the
number of 5266. f d-o The tenets of the Kuran.
A ihdzatj (iv of Driving camels fast. Drawing
together.
A ihdrat) (iv of jy>-) Answering, replying.
a thus hat, (iv of V Untieing from their haunts,
and surrounding every where with nets (animals).
A LjU-! Ahdssd, Name of a city in Arabia, about two days
journey from the Persian gulph.
a ahdsin, Good things.
a<UpU-i ihdzat, (iv of ^3jj>-) Surrounding, comprehending.
Understanding.
A <&U-W78r7tof, (iv of Surrounding, enclosing, includ
ing, embracing, comprehending, understanding.
a!?L>^ ahdz, (irreg. pi. of li>- hazz} Fortunes, successes.
A idsU*-] Uhdzat, Name of a place; also of a tribe.
A<&U>-I ihdkat, (iv of ulXp") Making an impression (a
sword, or a discourse).
ihalat, ( iv of Passing by, elapsing. Laying
snares. Sagacity, slyness, subtlety. Being one year old. Re
maining in a place by the year. Leaping on horseback. Re
lating any thing incredible, impossible, or absurd. Having
barren camels. Rushing upon any one and striking him (with
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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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