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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎136v] (277/1826)

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 ^**1^ atnlas. Even, smooth. Sound-backed (horse).
a laLe^ Smooth-bodied. Featherless (arrow).
a^Lc^ a/nlagh, Obscene (discourse).
a CJuU\ umlut) A barren plain, a desert.
A umludy (fern. i umliidat') Fender, delicate.
a umludan, (or umluddnty) A desert.
a cli*Lc! umluk, (pi. of math') Kings,
r <tL«! dmulah or amlah, (s 3TR^) The myrabolan-tree.
A J^Lcl imltdy Tender (boy or branch). A desert.
a imlis (or iL-Lc^ imfisat), A barren desert.
a irnHsas, (xi of i^l*) Blindness. Sleekness.
a | ^ ) — imltsty^ (A wild pomegranate) hollow in the heart.
a imltSy A swift pace. An accelerated journey.
a amani) (from j**^) Being near. Being moderately dis
tant. Approaching. Manifest. Easy. Small, few. Oppo
se, from the other side. min amum^ Hard by, near at
hand. ^ amam dart, Opposite my house. Udb -
*\a*<\ I was not injured by the smallest injury. Umam y (pi. of
<L*\ ummat) People, nations. Sects, religions. Herds.
p ^/c! dman y Circumference, circuit (in general applied as a
minor term, when compared to something of the same kind of a
greater circumference or extent).
A ^y<\ dman, The best. The most sincere.
a ^1 dmin y Secure, safe, fearing nothing.
* a amana y (fut. yu-munii) He confided.
* A amina y (fut. ^eb ya-minu) He was secure.
* A amuna, (fut. ya-munu) He was trust-worthy.
a ^yc\ amn y Shelter, refuge, an asylum.
a ^yc\ aman y (from Faith, confidence, trust. Security,
repose, peace, liberty, safety. Rectitude, sincerity, integrity.
aL<! amnd y (pi. of mana) Minas, certain weights of
about 2lbs. (but according to some 6lbs.). Scales, balances.
Measures for dry goods. Imnd y (iv of ^^<) Arriving and liv
ing in the valley of Mecca, called Mina’. Primis decern vel
quindecim diebus dignosci non potens camelam num conceperit
necne. amannd zca sadaknd y We believed and
acknowledged as true.
a timand, (pi. of ^^^d amin) Prefects. Tax-gatherers,
collectors of revenue. Superintendants, supervisors.
a imndh y (i \of ,^vc) Being near bringing forth (a camel),
a amndn y (pi. of ^ mann) Weights of about 2lbs. each.
Imndn, (iv of manna) Fatiguing (a journey).
p dmanat y Split wood, put up in bundles for sale.
a amanat y Security. Faith, confidence. Aminat y \ wo-
man’s name. Umanat, Unsuspecting. A trustee, a depository.
a arnna^. More inaccessible, more strongly fortified.
a amriiyat y Security, repose. A place of safety.
a <L^<d umniyat, Desire, wish.
p yc\ dmu, A tumour, swelling, inflation. Amu or Ab-i dmu.
The name of the river Oxus, Bactrus or Jihun, called also
Nahr-i Balkh, The river of Balkh. It rises in the mountains of
Imaus, dividing Iran (Persia) from Turan (Transoxania), and
runs nearly from east to west; till, splitting into two branches,
one of them falls into the Caspian sea, and the other into Aral-
nahr, or the Eake of Eagles,
p yc\ amu y Jealousy.
a CL>\y<\ amzcdit, (pi. of mayyit) The dead.
a CLi\y<\ amaze at y (pi. of <L<d amat) Servant-maids, hand-maids.
A ~\ye\ amzedjy (pi. of mazej) Waves, billows.
A amzcdk, (pi. of Jjyc muk) Strong boots.
A amKdl y (pi. of JU mdl) Riches, goods, effects.
a Ayc\ imzedn, (pi. of amat) Servant-maids.
A amzcdhf (ph of s\*< md-a) W aters.
a iy>\ amzcat, imzoat y or umzsat, A maid-servant,
p “Mut) A bird’s nest.
ACLfyo\ umut, (pi. of amt) Unequal grounds. High
grounds. Differences (in opinion). Doubts. Hills, hillocks or
unequal rugged grounds. Altitudes, protuberances, projections.
Proper regulations for living. "W eaknesses. Distortions about
the mouth. W rinkles or folds in loose garments.
a Syc\ umuzDicat (from U^), Becoming a maid-servant,
p \Jyc\ dmutiyu, A damsel, a hand-maid.
A amzcaj, Corpulent. Hasty. A fool.
p dmdkhtun, To teach, to learn. To swell, to blow up.
P fc>>~yc\ dmdkhtah, Taught. Learnt. Swelled, inflated,
p^jjyel dmudan (for dmddan) y lo prepare. To
adorn. To mix. To fill.
pijyd Full. Mixed. Plucked up. Prepared. In
structed, taught. An interpretation. A jewel, a pearl,
p jy*\ dmur y A tumour.
At y*\ amur, Commanding, ordering. Umur, (pi. of^' amr)
Things, affairs, acts,deeds,businesses. j Affairs
of state and religion. Good, beautiful, elegant
things, Public, or state-affairs.
p yo\ umur-dldah, Experienced, skilful in affairs.
vjy<\ dmdz, Teaching. Learned, skilful. ddnish
dmdz y Skilled in science, a doctor, learned man. ^ (ir
dmdz y Experienced, clever, ready in business.
p dmbzdnidan (or dmdzdndan)^o teach.
To cause to learn or teach.
p {Lj yo\ dmbzishy Instruction,
p dmdz-gdr y A teacher. A learner,
p dmbz-ndk, A teacher. A student. A name of God.
p SAiJiy.*! a/wozawi/aA, Teaching. Learning.
p^JoJ^ol dmozidan, To teach, lo learn,
p amus y Bishop’s weed. A seed put into bread,
p dmusnly A woman who has a husband in comm
with another woman.

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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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