'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [170r] (344/1826)
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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silk. An old piece of cloth. A kind of coarse woollen stuff, such !
as they put under burdens upon horses’ or camels’ backs. (The
richer people spread it in the vestibules, in order to leave their
slippers upon it; the poorer sort lay it at the door of their bed
chambers ; and some dervishes wear habits made of it).
bVl iztirar^ By force, unwillingly,
p balaftari) To strain. To squeeze, to press. To turn,
to revolve. To besmear or checker any cloth with blood or water,
p Jb ba/ afgandan. To drop the wing, to droop.
a bfl iktizd, F rom necessity,
p bdldgar^ The main beam of a house,
p ^'b baldgiriftan, To grow. To get the upper hand, i
p (jUb baldly The main beam of a house. A thick tree or
piece of wood. A butt for archers to shoot at.
p ^b bdldin. Growing, increasing, extending. Moving, oscil
lating. A springe, a snare. A rafter, beam, joist. Fish, or
any kind of victuals eaten with bread. An interstice, interval, j
intersole. A space between two doors; or between a gate and
the house; likewise between heaven and hell.
p (jAi^b bdldndan, To grow. To cause to grow.
p^JulIb Growing. Moving, shaking. Shaken,
p ^^ Jib bdld-nishin, Sitting high, occupying the chief seat.
crr U Jib j j jli ^ Inferior in dignity, yet sitting in the chief seat.
tJlbL: Jib Sitting upon a royal throne.
p 43Jib bdldnah. Growing, increasing. Moving, oscillating.
A space between two doors, a vestibule. A gin, a trap,
p <_jJJb bdldntj A covering for the head. A pack-horse.
p^AjJIb bdldntdan, To extol, to commend. To let the hair
grow. To cause to move.
p y ^b bald opast. Above and below; heaven and earth,
pj Jb baldzcar (orjyJIb bdldzoaz), A pitcher full of water,
p L , " Jib bdld-himmat, Magnanimous,noble-minded. Gene
rous. Beneficent, benevolent. Most fa%ouiable.
p ^Jlb bdldi/, A horse led for parade.
p J,ju3bJ!b bdldydnidan (and ^A-jJIb bdldyidan), To extend,
enlarge, spread, reach, arrive at, overtake. To become long.
To equal, match. To ripen. To roll, wallow, toss. To become
turbid, muddy. To fear, dread. To commend highly.
p Ll&JIb bdldyik, A gnat, a small fly.
v bdldyin (from Jib bdld), Above, superior,
p L^Jb ^yJIb bdld-i-ydft, Perquisites.
A 4J&|juJb 6/’/ baddhah, Suddenly, unexpectedly,
p ^yJb Bdlbus, Name of the kingdom ofjbfcJui Kandahar.
r^Jb bdl-par, The adoption of better habits.
A £lb ballot, Moisture, humidity. Any thing good.
a J'^rJ-S bft tafsili tca'l ijmdl, Prolixly and com
pendiously, diffusively and succinctly.
a^.A£J b bVt takdir, By chance. Providentially.
a ^Uolb bCt tumdm, Totally, entirely.
A^l^b bVljumlat, Totally, generally, universally. Upon the
whole, in a word, to sum up all, to conclude.
A J^dfalih, Barren (ground).
A cy bi'l hakk, In truth. Truly, justly, deservedly.
A L5^?b bPl haldl, Lawfully.
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A\j bVl khatar, With danger. Dangerously.
A.^-irb bPl khayr, Happily, fortunately.
A jJb bdlid, (part.) Inhabiting; an inhabitant.
A C-jbejJb bVd daf^dt, At different times. Often, frequently.
A Cl^blb bVz zdt, In person, essentially, by himself,
p j^pb bdl-zan (from Jb bdl, Wing, and zan, Striking),
Moving or striking the wings, flying. Business.
p^j-lb bdl-zln (from Jb and ^J), The flaps of a saddle.
A ^Jb Balls, Name of a town near the bank of the Euphrates,
p e^Jb bdlast, A virgin, a maid.
p bdlustan, To bless, to pray blessings upon another,
p ^llb bdlish, A cushion, a pillow. Bedding. A staple. A
certain weight of gold, (from ^*X«lb bdlldan') Growth, in
crease. Development. Vegetation. A-C' ,(jS*Jb A cushion to
put under one’s elbow. A'gh throne,
p c^vlib bdlisht, A cushion, a pillow. A span,
p uJoAJb bdlishtak, A little cushion, a pad.
p bdlushtan, To invoke a blessing upon another.
p £s~-b bdlishchah, A little cushion put upon a saddle,
p c£&Jb bdlishak, The flaps of a saddle. A little cushion.
A C-JUL . ^sJb^JJl j /( jju£jlb bi's sidki wa’l ikhldsi ku's sdf,
In truth, sincerity, and purity.
a<— jlj^alb bPs sazcdb, Justly, properly, reasonably.
A i i^aJb bPz zarurah, From necessity, by constraint, force.
a cjlalb bPttazc^i zza'r rizdi (orjlcc3-J!lj bPt tazca
zca'likhtiydr), Spontaneously, freely, with good will.
a Jyblb bPt tali zea'l t arz, In length and breadth.
a j*Jb bPldzz wa'likrdm, With reverence and honour.
AjbbJIlj ^J^lb bPl ^ashty rea'l ibkdr, Morning and evening,
r ^Jb Bdlagh, Name of a country north of Persia.
A jjb bdligh, Arriving, reaching, happening, coming to pass.
CJJ!U£ / C->bU51 Reaching the highest perfection of
virtue or learning, p ^-lb bdligh shudan, Tocomeof age.
p jjb b a Hugh or bdlugh, A kind of cup made of horn, in use
among the Georgians. A goblet of wine.
a .tlilb bdlighd-a, The feet and shanks of sheep.
A JbJjlj ,j<^b bPlghuduzc-i zca'l dsdl, Morning and evening.
A L-^vJixJb bPl ghazab, In anger, with indignation.
A J*ilb bPl fi^l, In fact, actually, really, effectually. At this
hour, now, presently. CCJyiJI j Jxalb In act and power.
g (j-*iUb bdlkis, (BsyAwcrcrov) Bugloss, borage.
A JwaaJb bPl kasd, On purpose, by design. Wilfully,
p Ail^lb bdlgdnah (or A3l£lb bdlkdnah), A lattice-wundow.
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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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