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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎75r] (154/1826)

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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p azaraki. The seed of a poisonous Indian plant,
p Azartus (or Azaratus) A proper name.
a iza^it, (iv of Publishing-, divulging. Drain
ing, exhausting. Squandering, lavishing.
A < uzuf, The ear. Membrum genitale maris. Ends.
A^^jl izukat, (iv of J;»J) Giving one to drink or taste.
A izulat, (iv of Petting down a veil. Abusing,
over-working a slave or a horse.
A izullat, (iv of Jj zalld) Contempt. Depression.
A j! iz-am.) (iv of Forcing, compelling.
A ^<il azari) (pi. of uzn or uzun) Ears, lobes of the ears.
Handles. Many names of herbs are compounded with this
word; as, (Hare’s ears), Bupleurum. ^\j\
(Kid’s ears), Ribwort. (Bear’s ears),
Mullein. ^Jl (Sheep’s ears) Hound’s tongue.
(Slave’s ears), Shepherd’s staff. (Doe’s ears),
Hound’s tongue. jU)\ ^Jl (Mouse’s ears), Chickweed.
(Elephant’s ears), The Egyptian bean. ^ ^.Jl
(Presbyter’s ears) or (Judge’s ears) Venus’s
navel-wort.
A U U azan or azzan, (from ^o!) Signifying, announcing,
giving notice; the signal for summoning to prayers, by the
Mu’azzin or crier, from the minarets or towers of the mosques.
a uzaniy, Large-eared (applied to men).
A azabb, A wild bull. Long. A long tooth projecting
from the side of a camel’s mouth.
A izzibah, (vm of Preparing a sheep for sacrifice.
A izbal, (iv of Jj<^) Causing to wither. Debilitating.
\i)S\ azibbaty (pi. of zububat) Balances of debts,
p Uzbuky Usback Tartar.
A azhaly (pi. of Jo-J zahl) Enmities, hatreds. Retalia
tions, desires of revenge.
AjU-J^ azkhary (pi. of zukr) Provisions or treasures accu
mulated for future use. hkhur, (iv ofy^) Laying up in store.
A izkhiry The bog-rush.
Pjjl azar (sometimes written azur)y Fire. Name of the
angel or demon who presides over fire, the god of the worship
pers of fire. Name of Abraham’s father. Thunder rolling with
a dreadful noise. Lightning. A cobbler's awl. I he ninth solar
month, when the sun is in Sagittarius. Name of the last lunar
winter-month. The name of the ninth day in any month, but
particularly in the 4th month TTr-mah. ,jd\ (The
glorious fire), Name of a female magician, r azar-gun
(or ^jiT azar-yun)y Flame-coloured, fiery-red, bright.
izrdy (iv of ^i) Blowing. Winnowing. Sifting.
Spearing and unhorsing a cavalier. Shedding tears.
a azra-dy Grey about the forehead. (A horse or a goat)
with a black body and dappled ears.
ac-^j! azrdby (pi. of zarab) Obscene conversations.
/(pi. of zurab)y Foul stomachs. Izrdby (iv of
’Whetting - . Nauseating-medecine.
_ 0 x
p jb 1jw'l Azar-ubdd (or ^'ojblyJl Azar-dbdd-gdn)y Name
of a fire temple in Tabriz; also the ancient name of Tabrlz itself.
azar-dbdd-guriy A stove. A smith’s forge.
A izrdi.y (iv of £jJ) Embracing. Measuring. Wish-
i ing for. Bringing forth (the wild cow). Talkativeness.
Ajjjyi^ jJl uzar-qfrbzy An eolipile. A phoenix.
A izrdk of Jjj^) Producing the lote plant,
p ju'l Azar-dyiny Name of the fourth temple of the seven
; which the ancient Persians named after the seven planets,
p Azar-bddy Name of a priest of the Magi.
v Azar-bdd-gdn (or 1 Azar-bdy-gdn), Name
of a fire temple in Tabriz; also Tabriz itself.
Azar-burzlny Name of the sixth fire-temple (in
Persia) of those named after the seven planets.
p Jl dzar-bhy Name of a red and yellow flower; also its root,
p Azar-i-bahrdniy Name of the third fire-temple,
p (The region of fire), A province of
Persia, which corresponds nearly with the ancient Media, though
it comprehends also a part of Syria and Armenia Major. It
was here, according to Oriental tradition, that Kayumaras, the
great-grandson of No£h, established the first dynasty of the Per
sian kings; it being near Ararat, or the Gordian mountains,
where the ark is supposed to have rested after the flood,
p dzar-parusty A fire-worshipper.
dzar-pirdy One who attends on a fire-temple.
A Sj^\ azirraty (pi. of zarurat) Reeds of an aromatic-
kind, infused in the water with which they sprinkle dead bodies.
r dzartushy A salamander.
A ^-jJ\ Azruhy Name of a town in Syria.
p Azar-khurddr (or Azar-khurdad) Name
of a priest of the Magi; also of the angel who presides over fire.
p Azar-khurtriy Name of the fifth fire-temple, called
after the seven planets by the ancient Persians.
p dzarakhsh (for dzar-rakhsh)y Thunder, a
thunder-bolt, thunder-stone. Name of the ninth day of the
month Azar.
p dzirkhushdy Intense cold fatal to man and beast,
i Lightning-.
o o
p dzar-rangy Bright, shining, red, flame-coloured.
Confused, dispersed. Difficult. Trouble, vexation, misfortune,
■ calamity, ruin, slaughter, murder.
p Azar-zardahashty Name of the eighth fire-
temple.
p dzarasy A salamander.
p Azarshab (or —i-if.-M Azar-gushasp), Name
of the angel or demon of fire. Fire, flame, lightning. A tem
ple of the Magi or worshippers of fire. Name of one of the tem
ples in the city of Balkh, destroyed by Alexander. A salamander.

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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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