'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [103v] (211/1826)
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 biscuit called sablrat. Becoming acid and bitter (milk).
Covering over (the mouth of a vessel).
Aj\~£>\ issibar, (vm ofAffecting to be patient. See also
iktisas.
a asbagh) (pi. of sibgh) Colours, tinctures, dyes.
a asbah) Black, inclining to red. Handsome. A lion.
Name of a king in Arabia.
a J^6>\ asbahtj/, The dawn. A whipping-post.
a asbarat, Camels, and other cattle wandering and pas
turing at larffe.
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A usba^j (asbify isba^ isbi^ usba^ or asbiu) A fin
ger. A benefit, a service, Perfidious.
Wild saffron.
a asbagh) (A horse) having the fore-lock and tip of the
tail white. (A bird) having a white tail. A torrent, a mighty
stream. Name of one of Ally’s friends.
A £ss~m>\ usbuhaty The morning, dawn, aurora.
Isbahan, Ispahan, the capital of modern Persia or
Irak (the ancient Parthia).
a asbi (or asbiyat), (pi. of sably) Boys,
youths. Edges of swords, knives, &c. Princes, chiefs of the
people, demagogues. Sides of the cheek-bones or jaws. Those
parts of the skull below the ears. Images appearing in the
eye. ^
a i/stummat (for The greater part of a thing.
A confluence, conflux. The middle (of any thing).
a asahh. More or most true, authentic.
A is-haj (iv of y-s-* 5 ) Becoming clear and serene (the
skv). Going abroad, taking the air when the weather is fine.
a Lsr^l asihha (and<15^ asihhat), (pi. of sahdh and
sahJh) Free from blemish, sound, whole. Complete, perfect.
Right, just. Unequal parts (of roads or grounds).
a as-hdbj (pi. of sahib) Lords, possessors,
masters. Friends, companions, intimates. Inhabitants.
Dwellers in pavilions and tents.
F.steemed, confidential, honourable men. jUI C-As?*! The
companions of fire, the damned. ^ cAJ y—As?^ Inno
vators, deviating from the right path, x <—Asr^l Sage mi
nisters, prudent counsellors. Historians, writers
of chronicles. ^C-As-*^ Eminent, possessed of dignky.
Inhabitants of hell. Grandees,
nobles, great men, ministers. LA-oUj Certain
historians. <—(Soldiers) possessed of swords,
swordsmen. Learned men, the literati.
Intelligent, sagacious, endowed with understanding.
Historians, masters of history, t—iA* Inhabitants
of the cave, i. e. the seven sleepers, / L r J>\s^ s \ Select friends,
the companions of Muhammad. JjUi Impious, liars, hy
pocrites, infidels. The posterity and companions of
Muhammad. Is-hdb, (ivof e r ~s* ? ) Associating, giving a com.
panion, joining. Leaving a leathern bottle hairy and undressed.
Having a green film floating on its surface (water). Having a
son who has attained the age of puberty. Becoming gentle and
tractable (a beast), after having been stubborn and refractory.
A is-hdh, (iv of ^ sahha) Having one’s live slock safe
and sound. Restoring to health (God).
A as-hab, (An ass) white, inclining to red.
a as-hur, The same as the preceding.
a as-haniy Black, inclining to yellow.
A At-hamat) Name of a man.
A J\j-si a \ is-htrar, (xi of j^ 3 ) Turning red (withered grass).
A ig-hlmdm, (xi of j*^ 5 ) Becoming yellow (grass).
Becoming of a bright green. From green, turning yellow with
a mixture of black. W anting rain (the earth).
a itkhdd) (iv of As^) Basking in the sun.
A ^aA asdd) (pi. of sadd) Voices,echoes, sounds, rumours,
cries. Screech-owls. /sf/«, (iv of yA«?) Returning an echo,
answering. Dying.
A'aA as da- fl, Black mixed with red. Ruby-coloured.
A AaA isddid) (iv of A^ sadda) Averting, preventing,hinder
ing, prohibiting. Being purulent, full of corrupted matter.
a^'aA isddif) (iv ofyAtf) Leading home from water. Pro
ducing, making appear. Arising, issuing, appearing.
a ^'aA asddgh) (pi. of CA^> sadgh) The temples, that part of
the face from the eyes to the ears; the hair that flows around
the temples.
a <—j'aA asddf) (pi. of (_Ja-9 sadaf) Shells, shell-fish, pearls.
Isddf) (iv of < >Atf>) Diverting from, alienating, estranging.
A Jj'aA asddk) (pi.of sidk) Truths. Isddk, (ivof J«^)
Giving a woman her dowry.
a $aA usdat) A small shirt, such as is called a
Banyan
Merchant of Indian extraction.
shirt in
India. A shift worn by girls.
ajAA asdar, Breasted, having a large breast or bosom.
a ^liAA asdaghdni) (dual) The two temporal veins.
a u_jaA asdaf) (A horse) that straddles much.
A JjAA asdak) More or most true. JjAA asdaku'l
kd-irhi) The truest of speakers (an epithet of God).
a UaA asdikd) (pi. oi'^Xo sadik) True friends.
A i»/aA asda\ Skilful in camels, conversant in every thing
belonging to them.
A j«A usK) (from j*>\) Returning. Including, containing.
Forcing, obliging, coercing. Breaking, bruising to pieces,
dashing. Persuading, giving a taste, inclination, or propensity
for, rendering a thing agreeable to one, converting, turning a
man’s mind to any thing, isr, A compact, convention, treaty,
agreement. A crime, sin, fault. A burthen, load, weight.
bsur^ (pi. of jlA isdr) Short ropes with which they fasten the
inner parts of tents to the poles: also such as they tie round the
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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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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.
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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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